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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The mountain was delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in December 1946. In 1968, Mount Palmer was named in honor of James Troxall Palmer, acting surgeon on the ship ''Relief'' and later on the sloop of war [[USS Peacock|''Peacock'']] under [[Charles Wilkes]] from 1838-42. After his [[Antarctic]] service, Palmer later became Surgeon-General of the Navy. | The mountain was delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in December 1946. In 1968, Mount Palmer was named in honor of James Troxall Palmer, acting surgeon on the ship ''Relief'' and later on the sloop of war [[USS Peacock|''Peacock'']] under [[Charles Wilkes]] from 1838-42. After his [[Antarctic]] service, Palmer later became Surgeon-General of the Navy. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 9 March 2025, Paolo Scappaticcio was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Palmer in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]. His Lordship's title is named for this feature. | |||
[[Category: Thurston Island]] | [[Category: Thurston Island]] | ||
[[Category: Mountains]] | [[Category: Mountains]] | ||