Lauritz Gap
| Lauritz Gap | |||
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| Compass direction | Northwest | southeast | |
| Pass height | 350 m | ||
| location | South Georgia | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 21 '28 " S , 36 ° 16' 41" W | ||
The Lauritz Gap is a mountain pass located about 350 m high in South Georgia . It lies northeast of Fleuret Peak on the Barff Peninsula .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him in 2014 after the Norwegian Lauritz Edvard Larsen, who was the first manager of the whaling station at Ocean Harbor from 1909 .
Web links
- Lauritz Gap . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)