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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]] | ||