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Mount Swan was discovered and mapped by the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service (1939–41). It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Paul Swan, airplane pilot with the [[Richard E. Byrd|Byrd]] Antarctic Expedition (1933–35). | Mount Swan was discovered and mapped by the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service (1939–41). It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Paul Swan, airplane pilot with the [[Richard E. Byrd|Byrd]] Antarctic Expedition (1933–35). | ||
==Baron of Swan== | |||
Westarctica's Baron of Swan, Sterling MacLeod, draws the name of his [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] from this mountain. | |||
[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||