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The '''[[Walgreen Coast]]''' is a portion of the coast of [[Westarctica]] between [[Cape Herlacher]] and [[Cape Waite]], or between the [[Eights Coast]] on the east and the [[Bakutis Coast]] in the west.
His Lordship, the '''[[Baron of Eburhard]]''', '''Douglas Swank''', is a [[baron]] in the [[Peerage of Westarctica]]. Due to his status as an early supporter of [[Westarctica]], he bears the honorific "[[Old Guard]]." The baron publicly identifies as a member of the [[LGBT rights in Westarctica|LGBT community]] and is a fierce champion of human rights.


It was discovered by Admiral [[Richard Byrd]] and members of the US [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service by flights from the [[USS Bear|USS ''Bear'']] during February 1940.
On 26 April 2005, Douglas was granted the title Baron of Eburhard by [[Grand Duke Travis]]. The title was one he requested and has no direct connection with the geography of [[Marie Byrd Land]]. The word ''eburhard'' is of Germanic origin and when used as a given name, is taken to mean: "One who is strong as a wild boar."


The Walgreen Coast was named by Byrd after Charles R. Walgreen, president of the retail company Walgreens at the time, who was a major financial backer of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35, and assisted in equipping the ''Bear'' for the US Antarctic Service.
The area of land that was designated as the Eburhard Barony encompasses part of [[Lind Ridge]] in the [[Ames Range]]. After becoming a Westarctican peer, the baron had little involvement with national politics and was considered a valued, but mostly inactive member of the [[Baronage]].


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