Mount Spencer
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 The Allegheny Mountains (eastern half of the map) with Mount Spencer |
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| height | 1010 m | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Ford Ranges | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 143 ° 20 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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Mount Spencer is a 1010 m high mountain in Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica . In the Allegheny Mountains of the Ford Ranges, it rises 1.5 km south of Mount Darling .
It was discovered during overflights during the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941). It is named after Herbert Reynolds Spencer (1894–1968), commander of the sea scouts , to which Paul Siple had belonged, head of the expedition's west base.
Web links
- Mount Spencer in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Spencer on geographic.org (English)