Bruce Rise

Bruce Rise (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Bruce Rise  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 1939
Name ID: 2364

Feature type: Rise

Origin

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

An elevated area of the ocean floor. Discovered on 14 January, 1914 by Captain J K Davis in the SY Aurora, expedition ship of AAE (1911-14). Named after Dr W S Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-4).

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Location

Latitude:
63° 30' 00.0" S
-63.50000°
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Longitude:
101° 15' 00.0" E
101.25000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
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Related information

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