Feature Name (see definition): Schmitt Mesa

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 13393

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 56' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 064° 05' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.9333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -64.0833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1968

Description (see definition): A prominent, mainly ice-covered mesa, 15 mi long and 5 mi wide, forming the southern rampart of Latady Mountains at the base of Antarctic Peninsula. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1961-67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Waldo L. Schmitt, marine biologist, Honorary Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution. Schmitt was aboard Fleurus at Deception Island in 1927. He participated in the Staten Island cruise to Marguerite Bay and Weddell Sea in the 1962-63 season.

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