SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.

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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Mount Harvey (AUS) 66° 55' 00.1" S 50° 49' 59.9" E Mountain
Name ID: 1411 Place ID: 6069

The highest peak in a group of mountains about 9 km SSE of Mount Oldfield on the eastern side of Amundsen Bay. It is the southern-most peak of the group. Sighted by the ANARE Amundsen Bay party led by Peter W. Crohn in 1955. Named after W. Harvey, carpenter at Mawson in 1954.

Mount Harvey (RUS) 66° 55' 00.0" S 50° 48' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 118391 Place ID: 6069

Mount Harvey (USA) 66° 55' 00.0" S 50° 48' 00.0" E Mountain
Name ID: 126265 Place ID: 6069

A snow-free peak E of Amundsen Bay, standing in the Tula Mountains, about 6 mi ENE of Mount Gleadell. Sighted in 1955 by an ANARE party led by P.W. Crohn. Named by ANCA for William Harvey, carpenter at Mawson Station in 1954.

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