Name details

Cross Mesa

Cross Mesa (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Cross Mesa  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 135220

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

Vegetated mesa approximately 40 m. high, extending from the Chilean President Frei station eastwards to Square Rock Point, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island. Named Meseta La Cruz by Chile, c. 1984, in association with the large conspicuous cross situated on the Mesa (APC 2007).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 12' 19.6" S
-62.20544°
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Longitude:
58° 57' 16.6" W
-58.95461°
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Altitude:
40 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
6-Jun-1907

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