Name details

Mackenzie Peninsula

Mackenzie Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Mackenzie Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 128304

Feature type: Peninsula (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Steep, rocky peninsula forming the W end of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. First seen and roughly charted by Capt. George Powell and Capt. Nathaniel Palmer in 1821. Surveyed in 1903 by the ScotNAE under William S. Bruce, who gave this peninsula the maiden name of his wife.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
60° 45' 00.0" S
-60.75000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
44° 48' 00.0" W
-44.80000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1947

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