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    Bruce Islands

    Part of South Orkney Islands

    5 nautical miles (3 km) northwest of Eillium Island and 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Route Point, the northwest tip of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. They were first roughly shown on Powell's chart resulting from the joint cruise of Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in 1821.

    Overview

    The Bruce Islands are a group of small islands and rocks 1.5 nautical miles (3 km) northwest of Eillium Island and 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Route Point, the northwest tip of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. They were first roughly shown on Powell's chart resulting from the joint cruise of Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in 1821. They were remapped in 1912–13 by Captain Petter Sorlle, and in 1933 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RSS Discovery II, who named them for William S. Bruce, the leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902–04.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Major islands

    1

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      0.14 km²

    Islets

    2
    • Unnamed island0.04 km²
    • Unnamed island0.5 ha

    Figures

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.11Unnamed island: 0.14 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.04 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Unnamed island0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.04 km²
    Unnamed island0.5 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia