Mount Spann

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.

Mount Spann
Highest point
Elevation925 m (3,035 ft)
Coordinates82°3′S 41°21′W
Geography
LocationAntarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent rangeArgentina Range

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

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