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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The rocks were mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the 1939–41 research seasons, and further explored by the United States Geological Survey and mapped with [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken from 1959–65. Adams Rocks were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James G. Adams, who served as a U.S. Navy builder with the Byrd Station party in 1967. | The rocks were mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the 1939–41 research seasons, and further explored by the United States Geological Survey and mapped with [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken from 1959–65. Adams Rocks were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James G. Adams, who served as a U.S. Navy builder with the Byrd Station party in 1967. | ||
==Noble title== | |||
As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, Sir Lyle H. Sorrell, the Baronet of Harpmore was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Viscount of Adams. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||