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It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for John C. Boyd, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at [[McMurdo Station]] during the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons. | It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from ground surveys and from [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for John C. Boyd, a United States Antarctic Research Program biologist at [[McMurdo Station]] during the 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons. | ||
The Viscount of Boyd, a member of the [[ | ==Peerage title== | ||
The Viscount of Boyd, a member of the [[Peerage of Westarctica]] takes his title from this ridge. However, the name of the noble was not recorded when the title was bestowed in 2005, and no one has yet stepped forward to claim the title. It is one of only two titles (along with the Baron of [[Ellis Ridge|Ellis]]) whose holders' names are not known. | |||
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