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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The island was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the 1959–65 research seasons. Kramer Island was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Michael S. Kramer, a meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1968. | The island was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the 1959–65 research seasons. Kramer Island was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for Michael S. Kramer, a meteorologist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1968. | ||
==Noble title== | |||
As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, [[Captain-General Kramer]] was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Marquis de Kramer. | |||
[[Category: Islands]] | [[Category: Islands]] | ||