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Mount Lanning (77°47′S 85°45′W / 77.783°S 85.75°W) is a mountain (1,820 m) located at the south side of Newcomer Glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) southeast of Mount Warren, in the north portion of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for 1st Lieutenant Delmar L. Lanning, United States Air Force (USAF), who participated in establishing the South Pole Station in the 1956-57 season.
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