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
Harvey Islands (AUS) 67° 43' 00.1" S 45° 33' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 1131 Place ID: 6064

Two islands on the western side of Freeth Bay, Enderby Land. Plotted from ANARE air photographs taken in 1956. Named after R. Harvey, radio officer at Wilkes in 1959.

Harvey Islands (RUS) 67° 42' 00.0" S 45° 33' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 118388 Place ID: 6064

Harvey Islands (USA) 67° 43' 00.0" S 45° 33' 00.0" E Island
Name ID: 126259 Place ID: 6064

Two islands in the W part of Freeth Bay, Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956. Named by ANCA for R. Harvey, radio officer at Wilkes Station in 1959.

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