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Westarctica (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Mount Hawthorne''' (72°14′S 98°29′W) is a prominent mountain in the Walker Mountains, rising directly south of the base of Noville Peninsula on [[Thurston Island]...") |
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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The mountain was discovered by Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] and members of the United States [[Antarctic]] Service in a flight from the [[USS Bear|USS ''Bear'']] on 27 February 1940, and was named by Byrd for Roger Hawthorne, a field representative for the USAS during the years 1939–41. | The mountain was discovered by Rear Admiral [[Richard E. Byrd]] and members of the United States [[Antarctic]] Service in a flight from the [[USS Bear|USS ''Bear'']] on 27 February 1940, and was named by Byrd for Roger Hawthorne, a field representative for the USAS during the years 1939–41. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 2 November 2022, Barbara Minutelli, a maternal aunt of [[Grand Duke Travis]], was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Countess of Hawthorne. Her title is derived from this mountain. | |||
[[Category: Thurston Island]] | [[Category: Thurston Island]] | ||
[[Category: Mountains]] | [[Category: Mountains]] | ||