Feature Name (see definition): Fram Mesa

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 5220

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 86° 08' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 156° 28' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -86.1333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -156.4666667

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1967

Description (see definition): A high, ice-capped mesa, 10 mi long and 1 to 3 mi wide, that forms the NE portion of Nilsen Plateau in the Queen Maud Mountains. The feature may have been seen by Amundsen in 1911, and it was observed and partially mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE) of 1928-30 and 1933-35. It was mapped in detail by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy (USN) air photos, 1960-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the Fram, the ship used by Amundsen's expedition of 1910-12.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data