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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was discovered by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on his trans-Antarctic airplane flight during November–December 1935, and named by Ellsworth for his pilot, [[Herbert Hollick-Kenyon]]. | It was discovered by [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on his trans-Antarctic airplane flight during November–December 1935, and named by Ellsworth for his pilot, [[Herbert Hollick-Kenyon]]. | ||
==Noble title== | |||
As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, [[Grand Duke Travis]] bestowed the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Prince of Hollick-Kenyon upon himself. It was the first such instance of the Grand Duke taking a [[subordinate title]]. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||