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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The nunataks were mapped by USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected from 1960–64. Gierloff Nunataks were named by US-ACAN in honor of George B. Gierloff, who worked as a builder with the [[Byrd Station]] winter party in 1961. | The nunataks were mapped by USGS from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected from 1960–64. Gierloff Nunataks were named by US-ACAN in honor of George B. Gierloff, who worked as a builder with the [[Byrd Station]] winter party in 1961. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 21 January 2024, Michael Desrosiers, Westarctica's longtime [[Honorary Consular Corps|diplomatic representative]] to Southeast Asia, was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of Gierloff, his third Westarctican peerage. | |||
[[Category:Nunataks]] | [[Category:Nunataks]] | ||