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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The nunataks were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–65. The Krigsvold Nunataks were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names after U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin I. Krigsvold, who served as a member of the Army–Navy Trail Party that blazed a trail from Little America V to establish [[Byrd Station]] in 1956. | The nunataks were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–65. The Krigsvold Nunataks were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names after U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin I. Krigsvold, who served as a member of the Army–Navy Trail Party that blazed a trail from Little America V to establish [[Byrd Station]] in 1956. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 3 December 2023, James Patrick Howard was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Krigsvold in recognition of his support of Westarctica. His title was derived from this feature. | |||
[[Category:Nunataks]] | [[Category:Nunataks]] | ||