Sponholz Peak () is a sharp
peak, 1,730 m, standing 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) south of
Moulder Peak
Moulder Peak () is a sharp peak southeast of Mount Rosenthal in the Liberty Hills of the Heritage Range, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an ...
in
Liberty Hills,
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range is complex, consisting of scattered ridges and peaks of mod ...
,
Antarctica. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) for
Martin P. Sponholz, a
United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) meteorologist and a member of the winter party at
Plateau Station in 1966. Sponholz is commemorated especially for his mathematical applications and formulas regarding inversion wind systems. Sponholz later served as a professor of physical sciences at
Martin Luther College in
New Ulm, Minnesota, USA.
References
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Mountains of Ellsworth Land