Mesa Range
Mesas in Antarctica
title: "Mesa Range" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-victoria-land", "pennell-coast"] description: "Mesas in Antarctica" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-victoria-land" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa_Range" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mesas in Antarctica ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| map | Antarctica |
| label | Mesa Range |
| region | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| country | Antarctica |
| country_type | Continent |
| range_coordinates | |
| :: |
| name= | photo= | photo_caption= | native_name= | map=Antarctica | label=Mesa Range | map_caption= | region=Victoria Land, Antarctica | region_type = | country=Antarctica | country_type=Continent | parent= | border= | geology= | period= | orogeny= | highest= | elevation_ft= | range_coordinates = The Mesa Range () is a range of flat-topped mesas comprising the Sheehan, Pain, Tobin and Gair Mesas, situated at the head of the Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was given this descriptive name by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) of 1962–63.
Location
The Gair, Tobin and Pain mesas are in the east side of the middle reach of the Rennick Glacier, and the Sheehan Mesa is on the west side. The Monument Nunataks are to the northwest, the Freyberg Mountains to the north, Half-ration Névé and the larger Evans Névé to the northeast, the Southern Cross Mountains to the east, and the Deep Freeze Range to the south.
Sheehan Mesa
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/C72193s5_Ant.Map_Freyberg_Mountains.jpg" caption="Mesa Range in southwest"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/C73193s5_Ant.Map_Mount_Murchison.jpg" caption="Mesa Range in northwest"] ::
Silva Ridge
Pain Mesa
Mount Masley
Biretta Peak
Mills Valley
Diversion Hills
Mount Ballou
Tobin Mesa
Siders Bluff
Pinnacle Gap
A gap between Pain and Tobin Mesas. The feature was traversed and so named by the northern party of NZGSAE, 1962-63, because it is readily identified by the high rock pinnacle (Mount Ballou) on the north ridge overlooking the gap.
Watchtower Hill
Haban Spur
Scarab Peak
Mount Frustum
Mount Fazio
Gair Mesa
Veto Gap
Exposure Hill
Suture Bench
References
Sources
- {{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=30 January 2024 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G. |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |year=1995}}
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C73193s5_Ant.Map_Mount_Murchison.jpg |accessdate=3 March 2024 |title=Mount Murchison |publisher=USGS: United States Geographic Board |ref= }}
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