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==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) using surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs from 1959-67. The peninsula was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after PRC Richard L. Spaulding, U.S. Navy, parachute-rescue team leader for Operation Deep Freeze 1977, during which he made his 1,000th career jump over the [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]. He made over 110 Antarctic jumps during his nine Deep Freeze seasonal deployments through 1977. | It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) using surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs from 1959-67. The peninsula was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1977 after PRC Richard L. Spaulding, U.S. Navy, parachute-rescue team leader for Operation Deep Freeze 1977, during which he made his 1,000th career jump over the [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]]. He made over 110 Antarctic jumps during his nine Deep Freeze seasonal deployments through 1977. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 7 May 2024, Jeanette Byorick was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duchess of Spaulding in recognition of her support of Westarctica. Her Grace's title is so-named for the Spaulding Peninsula. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||