Harvey Islands
| Harvey Islands | ||
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| Waters | Freeth Bay | |
| Geographical location | 67 ° 43 ′ S , 45 ° 33 ′ E | |
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| Number of islands | 2 | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
The Harvey Islands comprise two islands off the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . They are located in the western part of Freeth Bay .
Aerial photographs of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from 1956 were used for their mapping. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after Ross Lawrence Harvey, a radio operator on Wilkes Station in 1959.
Web links
- Harvey Islands in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Harvey Islands on geographic.org (English)