Luff Nunatak [SEP] continent
Luff Nunatak
Luff Nunatak () is a narrow nunatak, long, located west of Foster Nunatak in the Manning Nunataks of Antarctica, in the eastern part of the Amery Ice Shelf. The Manning Nunataks were photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47) and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) (1957). They were visited by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1965 and ANARE in 1969. The nunatak was named by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for T.S. Luff, a senior diesel mechanic at Mawson Station
Wordsworth’s social circle. In 1842 they went on a tour of the Continent but unfortunately Thomas died in Italy. He was buried in Florence and Lady Farquhar returned home. She moved from Elleray to Dale Lodge which at that time was called Dale Cottage.
Shortly after this Letitia Luff moved in with her and the two widows lived together at Dale Lodge for many years. Maria died in 1875 and the cottage passed to her daughter in law Lady Erica Farquhar.
Lady Erica Farquhar.
Lady Erica Farquhar was born