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The '''Spaulding Peninsula''' (74°26′S 116°0′W) is a low ice-covered peninsula west of the [[Martin Peninsula]], extending 7 nautical miles (13 km) into the [[Getz Ice Shelf]] between the | [[File:Getz Ice Shelf to Bear Island.jpg|thumb]] | ||
The '''Spaulding Peninsula''' (74°26′S 116°0′W) is a low ice-covered peninsula west of the [[Martin Peninsula]], extending 7 nautical miles (13 km) into the [[Getz Ice Shelf]] between the Brennan Inlet and the Sweeny Inlet on the [[Bakutis Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | |||
==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. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] |