Harvey Heights
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| location | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 14 ′ S , 62 ° 22 ′ W | |
The Harvey Heights are a mountain range in the center of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It lies immediately north of Mount Parry and west of the head end of the Malpighi Glacier .
First recorded, but not yet named, it is on an Argentine map from 1953. Aerial photos by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. from 1956 to 1957 were used for mapping purposes in 1959. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the mountains in 1960 after the English doctor William Harvey (1578–1657), who was the first to provide experimental evidence of the (large) blood circulation .
Web links
- Harvey Heights in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Harvey Heights on geographic.org (English)