Tukuk-OS⛵ Laurens Peninsula
Australia · Oceania · 53.00°S, 73.30°E
Laurens Peninsula 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.
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Quick facts
| Country | Australia |
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| Continent / region | Oceania |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 53.00°S, 73.30°E · view on map |
Laurens Peninsula is located in Australia, in Oceania.
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Acton Peninsula · Banksia Peninsula · Barrenjoey, New South Wales · Beecroft Peninsula · Bellarine Peninsula · Black Mountain Peninsula · Burrup Peninsula · Calca Peninsula · Cape York Peninsula · Cobourg Peninsula.