Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Lauff Island (RUS) | 73° 06' 00.0" S | 126° 08' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 118986 Place ID: 8184 | |||
Lauff Island (USA) | 73° 03' 00.0" S | 126° 08' 00.0" W | Island |
Name ID: 127842
Place ID: 8184
A small island lying 2 mi north of Cape Dart, Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Discovered and photographed from aircraft of USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by US-ACAN for Cdr. Bernard J. Lauff, USN, Commanding Officer of USS Glacier during Operation Deep Freeze, 1956-57. |
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