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[[File:Gurnon-Peninsula.png|thumb|350px|Map of the Gurnon Peninsula]] | [[File:Gurnon-Peninsula.png|thumb|350px|Map of the Gurnon Peninsula]] | ||
'''Gurnon Peninsula''' (74°22′S 110°35′W) is a completely [[ice]]-covered peninsula about 10 nautical miles (20 km) long, between Park Glacier and Bunner Glacier in the northeast part of the [[Bear Peninsula]] of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Gurnon Peninsula''' (74°22′S 110°35′W) is a completely [[ice]]-covered peninsula about 10 nautical miles (20 km) long, between [[Park Glacier]] and [[Bunner Glacier]] in the northeast part of the [[Bear Peninsula]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from air photos obtained by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947. The Gurnon Peninsula was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Lieutenant P.J. Gurnon, U.S. Navy, a Lockheed Hercules aircraft commander in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 1965–67. | It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from air photos obtained by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947. The Gurnon Peninsula was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Lieutenant P.J. Gurnon, U.S. Navy, a Lockheed Hercules aircraft commander in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 1965–67. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 22 June 2020, Leonel Limonte was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Gurnon in recognition of his support of Westarctica. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||