Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Lovering Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Lovering Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
A small, round island about 3.7 km north-west of Law Base in the Larsemann Hills.
Named after Professor John Lovering, Chairman of the Antarctic Science Advisory Committee (ASAC) from its inception in 1985 until 1990.
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