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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The glacier was mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). It was named by Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for Edmond R. Siemiatkowski, an auroral physicist working at [[Byrd Station]] in 1964. | The glacier was mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Navy air photos (1959-65). It was named by Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names for Edmond R. Siemiatkowski, an auroral physicist working at [[Byrd Station]] in 1964. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 6 July 2025, Prince Owen, Duke of MacAyeal was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of Siemiatkowski as a [[subordinate title]]. | |||
[[Category:Glaciers]] | [[Category:Glaciers]] | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||