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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was discovered by the [[Richard E. Byrd|Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] on the Northeastern Flight of December 15–16 in 1934. Mount Perkins was named for Jack E. Perkins, who was a biologist at the United States [[Antarctic]] Service West Base (1939–41) and the leader of a biological party which visited this area in December 1940. | It was discovered by the [[Richard E. Byrd|Byrd Antarctic Expedition]] on the Northeastern Flight of December 15–16 in 1934. Mount Perkins was named for Jack E. Perkins, who was a biologist at the United States [[Antarctic]] Service West Base (1939–41) and the leader of a biological party which visited this area in December 1940. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 30 January 2024, Cyril Graham Ashford was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count Perkins Patterson. His title is named in connection with Mount Perkins. | |||
[[Category: Mountains]] | [[Category: Mountains]] | ||