Laurens Peninsula
Encyclopedia
Laurens Peninsula is a rugged peninsula surmounted by several ice-covered peaks
. It forms the northwestern part of Heard Island
in the southern Indian Ocean
. The name was applied by the ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) 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.
Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
. It forms the northwestern part of Heard Island
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
The Heard Island and McDonald Islands are an Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size is in area and it has of coastline...
in the southern Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. The name was applied by the 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:...
) following their survey in 1948. It derives from the existing name (Cape Laurens), applied for the northwestern extremity of this peninsula after the American
People of the United States
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bark Laurens which, under Captain Franklin F. Smith, visited Heard Island in 1855-56 and assisted in initiating sealing
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
operations there.