Laurens Peninsula
Laurens Peninsula (53°0′S 73°18′E) is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks that forms the northwestern part of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. The name was applied by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition following their survey in 1948. It derives from the existing name Cape Laurens, applied for the northwestern extremity of this peninsula after the American bark Laurens which, under Captain Franklin F. Smith, visited Heard Island in 1855–56 and assisted in initiating sealing operations there.[1]
References
- "Laurens Peninsula". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
External links
- Map of Laurens Peninsula and the northwestern coast of Heard Island
- Map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
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