Mackenzie Peninsula () is a steep, rocky peninsula forming the western end of

Laurie Island Laurie Island is 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. However, under the Antarctic Treaty ...

, in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. It was first seen and roughly charted by Captain George Powell and Captain

Nathaniel Palmer Nathaniel Brown Palmer (August 8, 1799June 21, 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He gave his name to Palmer Land, Antarctica, which he explored in 1820 on his sloop ''Hero''. He was born in Stonin ...

in 1821. It was surveyed in 1903 by the

Scottish National Antarctic Expedition The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (SNAE), 1902–1904, was organised and led by William Speirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Although overshadowed in terms of prestige by Rob ...

under William S. Bruce, who gave this peninsula the maiden name of his wife, Jessie Mackenzie. On the northern side of the peninsula is

Jessie Bay Jessie Bay () is a bay wide, lying between Mackenzie Peninsula and Pirie Peninsula, on the north side of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands. Apparently seen in the course of the joint cruise by Captain George Powell, a British sealer, ...

. On the south is

Cape Davidson Cape Davidson is a cape which marks the southernmost part of Mackenzie Peninsula and the west side of the entrance to Wilton Bay, in the west part of Laurie Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. It was charted in 1903 by the Scottish ...

. Mount Susini is located at the northwest end of Mackenzie Peninsula.

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Laurie Island Peninsulas of the South Orkney Islands {{SouthOrkneys-geo-stub