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Lauff Island
Lauff
Island
is a
small island
lying
north
of
Cape Dart
,
Siple Island
, off the
Bakutis Coast
of
Marie Byrd Land
,
Antarctica
. It was
discovered
and
photographed
from
aircraft
of U.S.
Navy
Operation Highjump
, 1946–47, and was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for
Commander
Bernard J. Lauff, U.S. Navy,
Commanding Officer
of during
Operation Deep Freeze
, 1956–57.