Lauff Island - Revision history

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	==Peerage title==		==Peerage title==
	On 7 May 2020, Carmine Andrea Di Salvatore was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Baron of Lauff in recognition of his support of Westarctica.		On 7 May 2020, Carmine Andrea Di Salvatore was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Baron of Lauff in recognition of his support of Westarctica. One month later, the Baron was granted the additional title Baronet of Burtis, for the nearby [[Burtis Island]].


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	==Discovery and name==		==Discovery and name==
	Lauff Island was discovered and photographed from aircraft of [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump during the 1946–47 season. The island was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Commander Bernard J. Lauff, U.S. Navy, who served as the Commanding Officer of the [[USS Glacier\|USS ''Glacier'']] (AGB-4) during Operation Deep Freeze over the 1956–57 research season.		Lauff Island was discovered and photographed from aircraft of [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump during the 1946–47 season. The island was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Commander Bernard J. Lauff, U.S. Navy, who served as the Commanding Officer of the [[USS Glacier\|USS ''Glacier'']] (AGB-4) during Operation Deep Freeze over the 1956–57 research season.

			==Peerage title==
			On 7 May 2020, Carmine Andrea Di Salvatore was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica\|peerage title]] Baron of Lauff in recognition of his support of Westarctica.


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[[File:Lauff-Burtis Islands.png|300px|thumb|Map showing the location of Lauff and Burtis Islands off the coast of Siple Island.]]
'''Lauff Island''' is a small island lying 4 kilometers (2 nmi) north of [[Cape Dart]] and [[Siple Island]] along the [[Bakutis Coast]] of [[Westarctica]].

==Discovery and name==
Lauff Island was discovered and photographed from aircraft of [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump during the 1946–47 season. The island was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names in honor of Commander Bernard J. Lauff, U.S. Navy, who served as the Commanding Officer of the [[USS Glacier|USS ''Glacier'']] (AGB-4) during Operation Deep Freeze over the 1956–57 research season.

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