Nearest cities: Prince George, VA (1.8 miles ), Hopewell, VA (1.8 miles ), Colonial Heights, VA (2.0 miles ), Petersburg, VA (2.1 miles ), Ettrick, VA (2.3 miles ), Enon, VA (2.4 miles ), Matoaca, VA (2.8 miles ), Chester, VA (3.0 miles ).
A mesa (Portuguese and Spanish for table) is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs.ucumcari Mountain is a mesa outside of Tucumcari, New Mexico. A mesa (Portuguese and Spanish for table) is the American English term for tableland, an elevated area of land with a flat top and sides that are usually steep cliffs. It takes its name from its characteristic table-top shape.
In the phrase desert island, the adjective desert connotes a desolate and sparsely occupied or unoccupied area and does not imply that the island was previously inhabited and later deserted. The term desert island therefore typically refers to an undiscovered island.evon Island in Canada is claimed to be the largest uninhabited island in the world. Small coral atolls or islands usually have no source of fresh water, but at times a fresh water lens (Ghyben-Herzberg lens) can be reached with a well.