Linn Mesa () is a small

mesa A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a ...

located south of the

Chisholm Hills The Chisholm Hills () are a group of steep-sided hills situated east of Gair Mesa in the Southern Cross Mountains, Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice ...

in the Southern Cross Mountains of

Victoria Land Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. I ...

, Antarctica. It was mapped by the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

from surveys and

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

air photos, 1960–64, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Paul E. Linn, U.S. Navy, a utilitiesman at McMurdo Station in 1963 and 1967.

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Mesas of Antarctica Landforms of Victoria Land Borchgrevink Coast {{BorchgrevinkCoast-geo-stub