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The name was changed from Ice Stream E by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2002 to honor Douglas R. MacAyeal of the Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, a U.S. Antarctic Program investigator in the [[Ross Sea]] area including study of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], the [[West Antarctic Ice Sheet]] and various [[Marie Byrd Land]] ice streams from 1989–2002. | The name was changed from Ice Stream E by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 2002 to honor Douglas R. MacAyeal of the Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, a U.S. Antarctic Program investigator in the [[Ross Sea]] area including study of the [[Ross Ice Shelf]], the [[West Antarctic Ice Sheet]] and various [[Marie Byrd Land]] ice streams from 1989–2002. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 5 June 2025, [[Grand Duke Travis]] granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of MacAyeal to Owen Trott in recognition of his support of Westarctica's mission and goals. His Grace's title was so-named for the MacAyeal Ice Stream. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||