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[[File:Krigsvold Nunataks.png|350px|thumb|Map showing the Krigsvold Nunataks]] | |||
The '''Krigsvold Nunataks''' (75°38′S 137°55′W) are a small cluster of isolated [[nunatak]]s located directly at the head of [[Strauss Glacier]], in [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Krigsvold Nunataks''' (75°38′S 137°55′W) are a small cluster of isolated [[nunatak]]s located directly at the head of [[Strauss Glacier]], in [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:05, 3 December 2023
The Krigsvold Nunataks (75°38′S 137°55′W) are a small cluster of isolated nunataks located directly at the head of Strauss Glacier, in Westarctica.
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.
Peerage title
On 3 December 2023, James Patrick Howard was granted the peerage title Count of Krigsvold in recognition of his support of Westarctica. His title was derived from this feature.