| Mount Spann | |
|---|---|
  Mount Spann | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 925 m (3,035 ft) |
| Coordinates | 82°3′S 41°21′W / 82.050°S 41.350°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |  Pensacola Mountains |
| Parent range | Argentina Range |
Mount Spann is a mountain in Antarctica, 925 m, marking the north extremity of the Panzarini Hills and the Argentina Range, at the northeast end of the Pensacola Mountains. It was discovered and photographed on January 13, 1956, in the course of a U.S. Navy transcontinental nonstop plan flight from McMurdo Sound to Weddell Sea and return.
It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Staff Sgt. Robert C. Spann of the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the navigator of the P2V-2N Neptune aircraft during this flight.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Mount Spann". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ↑ Naval Aviation News. Chief of Naval Operations. 1956.
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