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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The rock and surrounding area were mapped by USGS from surveys and [[United States Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–66. Nicholson Rock was named by Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Charles E. Nicholson, CE2, United States Navy, who served as a Construction Electrician at the [[South Pole]] Station in 1974. | The rock and surrounding area were mapped by USGS from surveys and [[United States Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–66. Nicholson Rock was named by Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Charles E. Nicholson, CE2, United States Navy, who served as a Construction Electrician 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 Nicholson as a [[subordinate title]]. | |||
[[Category:Rocks]] | [[Category:Rocks]] | ||