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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Mount Grier was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for Dr. G. Layton Grier, head of the L.D. Caulk Company of Milford, Delaware, who contributed dental supplies to the Byrd expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35. | Mount Grier was discovered in December 1934 by the Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition geological party under [[Quin Blackburn]], and named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] for Dr. G. Layton Grier, head of the L.D. Caulk Company of Milford, Delaware, who contributed dental supplies to the Byrd expeditions of 1928–30 and 1933–35. | ||
==Peerage title== | ==Peerage title== | ||
On 13 July 2018, the [[ | On 13 July 2018, the [[Duke of Goldstream]] was granted the additional [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] "Viscount Grier" in recognition for his work with the [[Honorary Consular Corps]]. After the Duke's passing in 2023, the title went into [[abeyance]] for 10 months before it was granted to the Count of [[Dorchuck Glacier|Dorchuck]] as a [[subordinate title]] on 2 November 2023. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||