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The '''Walgreen Coast''' (75°30′S 107°0′W 75°30′S 107°0′W) 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. | The '''Walgreen Coast''' (75°30′S 107°0′W 75°30′S 107°0′W) 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. | ||
It was discovered by Admiral [[Richard Byrd]] and members of the US [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service by flights from the USS ''Bear'' during February 1940. | ==Discovery and name== | ||
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. | |||
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. This coast was mapped in detail by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photographs, 1959-66. | 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. This coast was mapped in detail by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photographs, 1959-66. | ||
==As a | ==As a peerage of Westarctica== | ||
[[File:Outcrops-in-the-Walgreen-Coast-and-Pine-Island-Bay-area-a-Huge-cliffs-expose.png|thumb|Rock outcroppings along the Walgreen Coast]] | [[File:Outcrops-in-the-Walgreen-Coast-and-Pine-Island-Bay-area-a-Huge-cliffs-expose.png|thumb|Rock outcroppings along the Walgreen Coast]] | ||
===Duke of Walgreen=== | |||
During the time of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]], the Walgreen Coast was recognized as an important area and the title Duke of Walgreen was granted to [[Count of Kohler|Joseph Day]], a longtime friend of [[Grand Duke Travis]]. | During the time of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]], the Walgreen Coast was recognized as an important area and the title Duke of Walgreen was granted to [[Count of Kohler|Joseph Day]], a longtime friend of [[Grand Duke Travis]]. | ||
After the restructuring of the nobility in mid-2004, the title was revised to [[Marquise of Walgreen]] and was granted as a [[courtesy title]] to the Grand Duke's girlfriend, Cathryn. Following their 13 November 2004 marriage, Grand Duchess Cathryn kept the title as a subordinate title. When the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess divorced in 2013, she was permitted to retain the title Marquise of Walgreen, which was elevated from a courtesy title to a title in the [[ | ===Marquise of Walgreen=== | ||
After the restructuring of the nobility in mid-2004, the title was revised to [[Marquise of Walgreen]] and was granted as a [[courtesy title]] to the Grand Duke's girlfriend, Cathryn. Following their 13 November 2004 marriage, Grand Duchess Cathryn kept the title as a [[subordinate title]]. When the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess divorced in 2013, she was permitted to retain the title Marquise of Walgreen, which was elevated from a courtesy title to a title in the [[Baronage]]. | |||
In 2017, the Marquisate of Walgreen was [[mediatization|mediatized]], an extremely rare condition for a noble title where the title no longer falls under the direct authority of the Grand Duke, but has a ruling noble | In 2017, the Marquisate of Walgreen was [[mediatization|mediatized]], an extremely rare condition for a noble title where the title no longer falls under the direct authority of the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Grand Duke]], but has a ruling noble placed above it. | ||
On 17 Jan 2018, the Marquisate officially became subordinate to Austrian noble Johannes Strauss when | ===Duke of the Walgreen Coast=== | ||
On 17 Jan 2018, the Marquisate officially became subordinate to Austrian noble Johannes Strauss when His Grace was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of the Walgreen Coast as part of a mass influx of German-speaking citizens and nobles. | |||
==Geographic features== | |||
* [[Bear Peninsula]] | |||
* [[Thwaites Glacier]] | |||
* [[Haynes Glacier]] | |||
* [[Pope Glacier]] | |||
* [[Hudson Mountains]] | |||
* [[Ellis Ridge]] | |||
* [[Koloc Point]] | |||
* [[Dorrel Rock]] | |||
[[Category:Featured Articles]] | |||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category: Coasts of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Coasts of Westarctica]] | ||