ɪɾ ɪz nˈeɪmd tʊ ˈɑːnɚ ɡˈɪlbɚt hˈoʊvi ɡɹˈoʊvənɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ɐ pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪk səsˈaɪəɾi, pˈʌblɪʃɚz ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪk mˌæɡɐzˈiːn.
It is named to honor Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875–1966), a president of the National Geographic Society, publishers of the National Geographic Magazine.