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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The dome was mapped from air photos made by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in 1946–47. Shepherd Dome was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Donald C. Shepherd, an ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967. | The dome was mapped from air photos made by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in 1946–47. Shepherd Dome was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Donald C. Shepherd, an ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 25 August 2020, Antonio Carlos Machado was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Shepherd Dome in recognition of his support of [[Westarctica]]. This title should not be confused with the similarly-named Count of Shepard, which is tied to [[Shepard Island]]. | |||
[[Category: Mountains]] | [[Category: Mountains]] | ||