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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The ridge was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–65. Lind Ridge was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for Larry W. Lind, a glaciologist who served at [[Byrd Station]] during the 1968–69 research season. | The ridge was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–65. Lind Ridge was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for Larry W. Lind, a glaciologist who served at [[Byrd Station]] during the 1968–69 research season. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
A segment of Lind Ridge was granted to the [[Baron of Eburhard]] in 2005. | |||
On 16 November 2019, Liam Langer, son of the [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin]], was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Lind in association with this ridge. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||