Mackenzie Peninsula
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Mackenzie Peninsula is a steep, rocky peninsula
forming the west end of Laurie Island
, in the South Orkney Islands
. First seen and roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer
in 1821. Surveyed in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
under William S. Bruce, who gave this peninsula the maiden name of his wife.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
forming the west end of Laurie Island
Laurie Island
Laurie Island is an island in the Antarctic Circle, the second largest of the South Orkney Islands. The island is claimed by both Argentina as part of Argentine Antarctica, and the United Kingdom as part of the British Antarctic Territory...
, in the South Orkney Islands
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. First seen and roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer
Nathaniel Palmer
Nathaniel Brown Palmer was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He was born in Stonington, Connecticut.-Sealing career and Antarctic exploration:...
in 1821. Surveyed in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition , 1902–04, was organised and led by William Speirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Although overshadowed in prestige terms by Robert Falcon Scott's concurrent Discovery Expedition, the SNAE completed...
under William S. Bruce, who gave this peninsula the maiden name of his wife.