Mount Spohn
| Mount Spohn | ||
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| height | 3240 m | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Grosvenor Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 85 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 171 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Spohn is a 3240 m high and striking mountain in the Antarctic Ross Dependency . In the Otway Massif of the Grosvenor Mountains , it is the highest point of the ridge on the western flank of the Burgess Glacier .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1965 after Harry R. Spohn, a meteorologist for the United States Antarctic Research Program at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in 1963.
Web links
- Mount Spohn in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Spohn on geographic.org (English)