Harvey Nunataks
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Harvey Nunataks are four nunatak
s standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Mount Ryder
, in the east part of the Tula Mountains
in Enderby Land
. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) aircraft in 1936 and 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for D.J. Harvey, electronics engineer at Mawson Station
in 1961.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
s standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Mount Ryder
Mount Ryder
Mount Ryder is a mountain between Harvey Nunataks and Mount Keyser, in the east part of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land. It was plotted from air photos taken from ANARE aircraft in 1956 and 1957 and was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for B.P. Ryder, a radio officer at...
, in the east part of the Tula Mountains
Tula Mountains
Tula Mountains is a group of extensive mountains lying immediately eastward of Amundsen Bay in Enderby Land, Antarctica. They were discovered on January 14, 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson and named "Tula Range" by him after John Biscoe's brig,...
in Enderby Land
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...
. Plotted from air photos taken from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) aircraft in 1936 and 1957. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for D.J. Harvey, electronics engineer at Mawson Station
Mawson Station
Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...
in 1961.