Hess Mesa (77°38′S 160°48′E / 77.633°S 160.800°E / -77.633; 160.800) is a small mesa that surmounts the divide between Koenig Valley and Mudrey Cirque in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for L.O. Hess, Master of USNS Maumee (T-AO-149) in the Ross Sea Ship Group during Operation Deep Freeze 1970 and 1971.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hess Mesa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

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