Lauff Island
Lauff Island is a small island lying north of Cape Dart, Siple Island, off the Bakutis Coast of Marie [Byrd Land], Antarctica. Like its neighbor Maher Island, Lauff Island is a tuff cone. 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.