Gierloff Nunataks - Revision history

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	The nunataks were mapped by USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected from 1960–64. Gierloff Nunataks were named by US-ACAN in honor of George B. Gierloff, who worked as a builder with the [[Byrd Station]] winter party in 1961.		The nunataks were mapped by USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected from 1960–64. Gierloff Nunataks were named by US-ACAN in honor of George B. Gierloff, who worked as a builder with the [[Byrd Station]] winter party in 1961.

			==Peerage title==
			On 21 January 2024, Michael Desrosiers, Westarctica's longtime [[Honorary Consular Corps\|diplomatic representative]] to Southeast Asia, was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Duke of Gierloff, his third Westarctican peerage.

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[[File:Gierloff Nunataks.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of the Gierloff Nunataks]]
The '''Gierloff Nunataks''' (85°31′S 129°0′W) are a group of [[nunatak]]s lying 8 nautical miles (15 kilometers) northwest of Lentz Buttress, at the northern side of the [[Wisconsin Range]] in [[Westarctica]].

==Discovery and name==
The nunataks were mapped by USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected from 1960–64. Gierloff Nunataks were named by US-ACAN in honor of George B. Gierloff, who worked as a builder with the [[Byrd Station]] winter party in 1961.

[[Category:Nunataks]]