Tobin Mesa
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Tobin Mesa is a large mesa in the Mesa Range
, between Pain Mesa
on the north and Gair Mesa
on the south. Named by the Northern Party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1962–63, for James Tobin
, surveyor with this party.
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....
, between 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....
on the north and Gair Mesa
Gair Mesa
Gair Mesa is the southernmost mesa of the Mesa Range, in Victoria Land.Named by the northern party of New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition , 1962–63, for H.S. Gair, geologist and leader of this party....
on the south. 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 James Tobin
James Tobin
James Tobin was an American economist who, in his lifetime, served on the Council of Economic Advisors and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and taught at Harvard and Yale Universities. He developed the ideas of Keynesian economics, and advocated government intervention to...
, surveyor with this party.