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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The bluff was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–65. Loville Bluff was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of James E. Lovill, who served as the United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist-in-charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1965. | The bluff was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken during the years 1959–65. Loville Bluff was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of James E. Lovill, who served as the United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist-in-charge at [[Byrd Station]] in 1965. | ||
==Noble title== | |||
On 20 September 2019, Amelia Burton was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baroness of Lovill in recognition of her support of Westarctica. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||