Hess Mesa
The Inland Forts are a line of peaks extending between Northwest Mountain and Saint Pauls Mountain, in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The peaks were discovered by Ervon r. Koenig and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04.Places of Interest
Highlights: Mudrey Cirque and Freya, Mount.
Freya, Mount
Peak
The Inland Forts are a line of peaks extending between… Freya, Mount is situated 2½ km northeast of Hess Mesa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linnaeus Terrace and Labyrinth.
Linnaeus Terrace
Locality
Linnaeus Terrace is a rock terrace on the north side… Linnaeus Terrace is situated 8 km northeast of Hess Mesa.
Labyrinth
Locality
Hess Mesa
- Type: Plateau with an elevation of 1,908 metres
- Description: Mesa in Antarctica
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-77.63333° or 77° 38′ south
Longitude
160.78333° or 160° 47′ east
Elevation
1,908 metres (6,260 feet)
Open location code
2VJ29Q8M+M8
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hess Mesa” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hess Mesa”
- German: “Hess Mesa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hess Mesa”
- Swedish: “Hess Mesa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sessrumnir Valley and Flory Cirque.
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