Cross Mesa
Cross Mesa is a plateau in Antarctica and has an elevation of 40 metres. Cross Mesa is situated nearby to the neighborhood President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base, as well as near the hamlet Bellingshausen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Diomedea Island and Holy Trinity Church.
Diomedea Island
Islet
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Diomedea Island is a small island lying in Ardley Cove, Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The Soviet Antarctic Expedition called the feature "Ostrov Al'batros" or "Albatross Island" in 1968, but the English form duplicates a name in the Bay of Isles.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Photo: ArJuna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Church is a small Russian Orthodox church on King George Island near Bellingshausen Station, a Russian research station in Antarctica. It is one of the eight churches on Antarctica and the southernmost Eastern Orthodox church in the world.
Chapel of Saint Mary Queen of Peace
Church
Photo: Carlos78chile, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary Queen of Peace Chapel is a Catholic chapel located in Villa Las Estrellas, in the Chilean Antarctic Territory, which includes in the commune of Antártica, within the Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, about 1580 km from Punta Arenas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base and Villa Las Estrellas.
President Eduardo Frei Montalva Base
Neighborhood
Photo: Mefisto29, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is located at Fildes Peninsula, an ice-free area, in front of Fildes Bay, at the west end of King George Island, South Shetland Islands.
Villa Las Estrellas
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Las Estrellas is a Chilean civilian settlement on King George Island, the largest of the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsula. It consists of some dozen prefabs but is a vital service hub for all the bases on the island.
Cross Mesa
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 40 metres
- Categories: plain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cross Mesa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cross Mesa”
- French: “Meséte La Croix”
- German: “Cross Mesa”
- Spanish: “Meseta La Cruz”
- Swedish: “Cross Mesa”
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Localities in the Area
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