Bruce Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Bruce Islands (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
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:
Group of small islands and rocks 1.5 mi NW of Eillium Island and 3 mi NW of Route Point, the NW tip of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. First roughly shown on Powell's chart resulting from the joint cruise of Capt. George Powell and Capt. Nathaniel Palmer in 1821. Remapped in 1912-13 by Capt. Petter Sorlle, and in 1933 by DI personnel on the Discovery II, who named them for William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902-04.
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