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On 3 February 2005, Michael Whyte was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] [[Count of Mintz]] for his work as Westarctica's [[Minister of Information|Deputy Minister of Information]]. The Count was later promoted to the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet|cabinet]] post of [[Minister of Immigration]]. | On 3 February 2005, Michael Whyte was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] [[Count of Mintz]] for his work as Westarctica's [[Minister of Information|Deputy Minister of Information]]. The Count was later promoted to the [[Grand Ducal Cabinet|cabinet]] post of [[Minister of Immigration]]. | ||
==Protection by the government== | |||
On 20 April 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] protected the peak under the oversight of the [[Westarctican Parks Service]] as part of [[McHenry Range Conservation Zone]]. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:49, 28 April 2025
Mintz Peak (76°53′S 126°3′W) is a small peak rising above the southeast corner of Mount Hartigan in the McHenry Range in Westarctica.
Discovery and name
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy photography taken from 1958–60. Mintz Peak was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Jerome Mintz, a Meteorological Electronics Technician at Byrd Station in 1959.
Mintz died in December 2010.
Peerage title
On 3 February 2005, Michael Whyte was granted the peerage title Count of Mintz for his work as Westarctica's Deputy Minister of Information. The Count was later promoted to the cabinet post of Minister of Immigration.
Protection by the government
On 20 April 2025, Grand Duke Travis protected the peak under the oversight of the Westarctican Parks Service as part of McHenry Range Conservation Zone. It was protected in the first group of sites named by the government.