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Feature Name (see definition): Henry Mesa Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 6665 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 79° 05' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 159° 04' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -79.0833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 159.0666667 Elevation (see definition): 1430 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1965 Description (see definition): A distinctive wedge-shaped mesa 2 mi in extent, standing 4 mi S of Mulock Glacier on the W side of Heap Glacier. The ice-covered summit, 1, 430 m, is flat except for a cirque which indents the N side. Mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1959-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain B.R. Henry, USCG, commander of the Eastwind U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz), 1964, and commander of the U.S. ship group, Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz), 1965. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Henry Mesa in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Henry Mesa information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Henry Mesa should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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