Mount Rowland facts for kids
Mount Rowland is a tall, pointy mountain in a place called Victoria Land in Antarctica. It stands about 1,550 meters (or 5,085 feet) high. This mountain is part of the Saint Johns Range and is located in the central area of Rutmnherford Ridge.
Why is it Called Mount Rowland?
Mount Rowland was named in 2007 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names. They chose to name it after a very important scientist named F. Sherwood Rowland.
Who Was F. Sherwood Rowland?
F. Sherwood Rowland was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, Irvine. He was a brilliant scientist who made a huge discovery about our planet's atmosphere.
The Nobel Prize for Ozone Work
In 1995, F. Sherwood Rowland, along with two other scientists, Paul J. Crutzen and Mario J. Molina, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They received this amazing award for their groundbreaking work in something called "atmospheric chemistry."
Their research was especially important because it helped us understand how ozone forms and breaks down in the Earth's atmosphere. Ozone is a gas that protects our planet from harmful rays from the sun. Their discoveries were crucial for understanding how human activities can affect this protective ozone layer.
