Bruce Point
| Bruce Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 8 ′ S , 162 ° 26 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | Charcot Cove | |
The Bruce Point is a rocky headland on the Scott Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located on the south bank of Charcot Cove .
Participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904), led by British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, discovered them. Scott named it after the Scottish polar explorer William Speirs Bruce (1867-1921) named, the leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904).
Web links
- Bruce Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Bruce Point on geographic.org (English)