Mackenzie Peninsula
Mackenzie Peninsula is a steep, rocky peninsula forming the western end of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. It was first seen and roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in 1821.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in South Orkney Islands
- Also known as: “Mackenzie, peninsula”, “Peninsula Mackenzie”, and “Península Mackenzie”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Ramsay and Susini, Mount.
Mount Ramsay
Peak
Mount Ramsay is a peak, 475 m, standing at the west side of Uruguay Cove on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, 1902–04, and named for Allan Ramsay, chief engineer of the expedition ship Scotia, who died on August 6, 1903, and was buried at the foot of the peak.
Susini, Mount
Peak
Mount Susini is a mountain rising to 370 m at the northwest end of Mackenzie Peninsula, Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Named "Monte Susini" by an Argentine Antarctic Expedition, 1957. Susini, Mount is situated 3½ km west of Mackenzie Peninsula.
Mackenzie Peninsula
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mackenzie Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mackenzie”
- Chinese: “麥肯齊半島”
- Dutch: “Mackenzie”
- German: “Mackenzie-Halbinsel”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Mackenzie Peninsula”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mackenzie Peninsula”
- Spanish: “Mackenzie, península”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Mackenzie”
- Spanish: “Península Mackenzie”
- Swedish: “Mackenzie Peninsula”
- Swedish: “Mackenzie”
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