Bennett Spires

Bennett Spires
Bennett Spires
Highest point
Elevation 1,395 metres (4,577 ft)
Coordinates 83°51′S 56°10′W / 83.850°S 56.167°W / -83.850; -56.167Coordinates: 83°51′S 56°10′W / 83.850°S 56.167°W / -83.850; -56.167
Geography
Location Antarctica Pensacola Mountains
Parent range Patuxent Range

The Bennett Spires are two sharp peaks overlooking the head of Jones Valley in the Neptune Range, Pensacola Mountains. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Staff Sergeant Robert E. Bennett of the United States Air Force, a radio operator of the Electronic Test Unit in the Pensacola Mountains during the summer of 1957–58.

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