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Removed mention of 'mesa' being also the Portuguese word table since it's irrelevant. The American usage was taken directly from Spanish, not Portuguese. While the two languages share many lexical items in common, they're still separate lexical entries. Plus, if we mention Portuguese, why not all the other languages that share the same word, like Asturian, Galician, or Chamicuro?— Precedingunsigned comment added byNimic86 (talk •contribs)16:03, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Removed the reference to Meseta as being the Spanish language equivalent of a Mesa. Meseta in Spanish refers to a plateau, i.e., an *extensive*, relatively flat and relatively high area. An example of a meseta is most of the central part of Spain, covering an area of perhaps 154,000 square miles. Not what you would have in mind when picturing a mesa. See also "altiplano."— Precedingunsigned comment added byFreddy Hill (talk •contribs)23:01, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My dictionary says that there only has to be one side with a cliff.JWSchmidt 17:19, 16 Mar 2004 (UTC)

In reference to "Many examples are also found in Spain....regions of North America." Colorado may contain mesas but almost the whole western and north portion of New Mexico is nothing but mesas also. Only southern CO would have many mesas. Article need not to be singulary towards Colorado for the USA portion. If any state in the USA is to be considered as an example, it should be New Mexico.—Precedingunsigned comment added by216.138.82.198 (talk)06:04, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What's the difference between a mesa and atepui? The article on tepuis suggests that a tepui is a particular kind of mesa. But then it says the tepuis are only in that area of South America in and around Venezuela.This article says that the largest mesa in the world is in Colorado; if the tepuis are mesas, then that's far from true.140.147.164.38 (talk)21:20, 27 June 2008 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza[reply]

I take that back.Grand Mesa in Colorado is much larger than any of the tepuis of South America.140.147.164.38 (talk)21:25, 27 June 2008 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza[reply]

The article on the land formation called theLlano Estacado in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico says that it is a mesa. It covers about 37,500 sq. miles, making it vastly larger than theGrand Mesa in Colorado. Why is the Grand Mesa considered the largest mesa? Should this be changed, or is there some technical reason that the Llano Estacado is not counted? --Dwane E Anderson (talk)01:01, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) contains mesas but I've never thought of it as one huge mesa. On an aside, the name comes from the fact that they had to drive stakes into the ground to mark their routes since the landscape was so featureless and windy. →Wordbuilder (talk)04:43, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you should read the article. There are no mesas on the Llano Estacado. It IS a mesa. The article also says that the explanation you gave for the name is a myth.--Dwane E Anderson (talk)09:16, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I had never read theLlano Estacado article. Interesting information regarding "staked plains". Nevertheless, the threshold for inclusion on Wikipedia is not fact but verifiability. Regarding there being no mesas on the Llano, the State of New Mexico, among others, disagree. Seethis for example. →Wordbuilder (talk)15:18, 4 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article has a reference that says the Llano Estacado is a mesa. It also says it covers 37,500 sq. miles. How much more verification is required? BTW, the mesas on the Llano are on the extreme northwest corner were it approaches the Rockies. I suppose that still qualifies as on the Caprock. I didn't know they were there because I'm from Lubbock.—Precedingunsigned comment added byDwane E Anderson (talk •contribs)09:36, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't disagreeing with the notion that the Llano is a mesa or saying that more citations are needed. I was just pointing out that, even though the Llanois a mesa, it also has mesas. I love Lubbock, by the way, both my wife and son were born there and we try to get back at least yearly to catch a Tech game. →Wordbuilder (talk)14:47, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can mesas be comprised of clay?Pendragon39 (talk)04:25, 13 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi can I kindly include a Mesa in Botswana. The hill is called tautswemagalapetite (talk)19:16, 27 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May I suggest includingSleeping Giant (Ontario)? It might be worth having it on the list as a Canadian example location.— Precedingunsigned comment added by184.175.13.10 (talk)16:28, 13 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"in the Cockburn Range ofNorth Western Australia have areas as much as 350 kilometres (220 mi)."

I don't have access to the sources and don't know the correct value, but kilometres are units of distance, not areas. Is it 350 km2, 220 square miles or some other area ?2A01:CB04:CDC:8B00:ED6B:B54:2670:8EB1 (talk)10:12, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely a typo. It has been corrected. Thanks for the heads up.Paul H. (talk)14:39, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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