Sheehan Mesa
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Sheehan Mesa is a prominent mesa
standing 10 miles (16 km) west-northwest of Pain Mesa
in the northwest part of Mesa Range
, Victoria Land
. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1962–63, for Maurice Sheehan, field assistant with this party.
Mesa
A mesa or table mountain is an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape....
standing 10 miles (16 km) west-northwest of Pain Mesa
Pain Mesa
Pain Mesa is a large mesa just north of Tobin Mesa in the Mesa Range, Victoria Land. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962–63, for Kevin Pain, deputy leader of this party....
in the northwest part of Mesa Range
Mesa Range
Mesa Range is a range of remarkable flat-topped mesas comprising the Sheehan, Pain, Tobin and Gair Mesas, situated at the head of the Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land. Given this descriptive name by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962-63....
, Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
. Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE), 1962–63, for Maurice Sheehan, field assistant with this party.