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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The islands were mapped by the United States Geological Survey, which utilized surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1960–66. The Suchland Islands were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Everett B. Suchland, Jr., who served as a U.S. Navy radioman at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967. | The islands were mapped by the United States Geological Survey, which utilized surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1960–66. The Suchland Islands were named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Everett B. Suchland, Jr., who served as a U.S. Navy radioman at [[Byrd Station]] in 1967. | ||
==Noble title== | |||
As part of the [[20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments]] celebrating [[Westarctica]]'s 20 years of sovereignty, [[Grand Duke Travis]] bestowed the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baon of Suchland upon himself. | |||
[[Category: Islands]] | [[Category: Islands]] | ||