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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
These nunataks were mapped by the US Geologic Survey from surveys and [[United States Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–66. The Gillett Nunataks were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Richard D. Gillett, RM1, United States Navy, who served as a Radioman at the [[South Pole]] Station in 1974. | These nunataks were mapped by the US Geologic Survey from surveys and [[United States Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–66. The Gillett Nunataks were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Richard D. Gillett, RM1, United States Navy, who served as a Radioman at the [[South Pole]] Station in 1974. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
In June 2025, Prince Owen, Duke of MacAyeal was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baron of Gillett as a [[subordinate title]]. | |||
[[Category:Nunataks]] | [[Category:Nunataks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:45, 6 July 2025
The Gillett Nunataks (75°48′S 114°43′W) are two mainly snow-covered nunataks at the east end of Spitz Ridge near Nicholson Rock in the Toney Mountain massif.
Discovery and name
These nunataks were mapped by the US Geologic Survey from surveys and United States Navy air photos collected during the years 1959–66. The Gillett Nunataks were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Richard D. Gillett, RM1, United States Navy, who served as a Radioman at the South Pole Station in 1974.
Peerage title
In June 2025, Prince Owen, Duke of MacAyeal was granted the peerage title Baron of Gillett as a subordinate title.