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	The mountain was mapped by the USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. It was named for Lawrence A. Frakes, United States Antarctic Program geologist who worked three summer seasons in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, 1964-65 through 1967-68. However, in 2016, [[Grand Duke Travis]] dedicated the mountain in honor of actor/director Jonathan Frakes (of ''Star Trek: the Next Generation'' fame).		The mountain was mapped by the USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. It was named for Lawrence A. Frakes, United States Antarctic Program geologist who worked three summer seasons in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, 1964-65 through 1967-68. However, in 2016, [[Grand Duke Travis]] dedicated the mountain in honor of actor/director Jonathan Frakes (of ''Star Trek: the Next Generation'' fame).

	In the [[~~Hereditary Nobility~~ of Westarctica]], the Countess of Frakes, Kelly Schenkman, takes her title from this mountain. Her husband, the Count of Steere, takes his title from the neighboring [[Mount Steere]].		==Peerage title==
			In the [[Peerage of Westarctica]], the Countess of Frakes, Kelly Schenkman, takes her title from this mountain. Her husband, the Count of Steere, takes his title from the neighboring [[Mount Steere]].

	[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]		[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

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[[File:MtFrakes-Steere.jpg|400px|thumb|Mt. Frakes (left) and Mt. Steere (right)]]
'''Mount Frakes''' is a prominent shield volcano marking the highest elevation in the [[Crary Mountains]], in [[Westarctica]] and is the third highest volcanic elevation in [[Antarctica]].

==Discovery and name==
The mountain was mapped by the USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-66. It was named for Lawrence A. Frakes, United States Antarctic Program geologist who worked three summer seasons in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica, 1964-65 through 1967-68. However, in 2016, [[Grand Duke Travis]] dedicated the mountain in honor of actor/director Jonathan Frakes (of ''Star Trek: the Next Generation'' fame).

In the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]], the Countess of Frakes, Kelly Schenkman, takes her title from this mountain. Her husband, the Count of Steere, takes his title from the neighboring [[Mount Steere]].

[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]]

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