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'''Harvey Islands''' |
The '''Harvey Islands''' are two islands in the west part of [[Freeth Bay]], [[Enderby Land]], Antarctica. They were plotted from air photos taken from [[Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions]] aircraft in 1956, and named by the [[Antarctic Names Committee of Australia]] for Ross Harvey, a radio officer at [[Wilkes Station]] in 1959.<ref name=gnis/> |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands]] |
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<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis | type = antarid | id = 6446| name = Harvey Islands | accessdate = 2012-05-29}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:03, 19 December 2021
  Harvey Islands Location in Antarctica | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 67°43′S 45°33′E / 67.717°S 45.550°E |
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| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
The Harvey Islands are two islands in the west part of Freeth Bay, Enderby Land, Antarctica. They were plotted from air photos taken from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956, and named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Ross Harvey, a radio officer at Wilkes Station in 1959.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Harvey Islands". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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