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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
Mount Spann Pensacola Mountains
Highest point
Elevation	925 m (3,035 ft)
Coordinates	82°3′S 41°21′W
Geography
Location	Pensacola Mountains
Parent range	Argentina 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

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Mount Spann". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 

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[de] Mount Spann

Mount Spann (in Argentinien Pico Sante Fe)[1] ist ein 925 m hoher Berg im westantarktischen Queen Elizabeth Land. Er markiert das nördliche Ende der Panzarini Hills der Argentina Range am nordöstlichen Ausläufer der Pensacola Mountains.

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[fr] Mont Spann

Le mont Spann est le point culminant des collines Panzarini et du chaînon Argentina, à 925 m d'altitude, dans la chaîne Transantarctique. Il est découvert et photographié le 13 janvier 1956 au cours d'un vol transcontinental direct de l'US Navy entre le détroit de McMurdo et la mer de Weddell. Il est nommé par l'Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names en l'honneur de Robert C. Spann de l'United States Marine Corps, navigateur à bord du P2V-2N Neptune au cours de ce vol[1].

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