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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1955 after Carl J. Herlacher, principal [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] cartographer with the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office 1937. | It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1955 after Carl J. Herlacher, principal [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] cartographer with the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office 1937. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 30 July 2020, the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baroness of Herlacher was granted to Lisa Marie Howard as a gift from her husband, who was granted the [[Courtesy title]] Baron of Herlacher. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] |