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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The mountain was first roughly mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from air photos obtained by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947. Mount Wilbanks was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of John R. Wilbanks, geologist with the United States Antarctic Research Program's [[Marie Byrd Land]] Survey party during the 1966-67 research season. | The mountain was first roughly mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from air photos obtained by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947. Mount Wilbanks was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of John R. Wilbanks, geologist with the United States Antarctic Research Program's [[Marie Byrd Land]] Survey party during the 1966-67 research season. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 13 July 2018, the [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was granted the hereditary title Marquis of Wilbanks in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] in recognition of his achievements with the [[Civilian Corps of Westarctica]]. | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] |