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 ==Discovery and name==
-The peninsula was first delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named after the ice-ship ''USS Bear'', flagship of the U.S. [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service, from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of the Walgreen Coast (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area. This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of the Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35, which based at the [[Bay of Whales]], [[Ross Ice Shelf]].
+The peninsula was first delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named after the ice-ship USS ''Bear'', flagship of the U.S. [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service, from which three reconnaissance flights were made in late February 1940, resulting in the discovery of the [[Walgreen Coast]] (with probable sighting of this feature) and the [[Thurston Island]] area.
+This ship, under the name ''Bear of Oakland'', also served as flagship of the Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] from 1933-35.
+==Duchy of the Bear Peninsula==
+In 2018, the title [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula]] was bestowed upon C. Jordan Farmer. He was later appointed to the cabinet post of [[Minister of Citizenship & Immigration]] as well as serving as the Commissioner of the [[Westarctica Civilian Corps]].
 [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]