Cape Bruce
| Cape Bruce | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 25 ′ S , 60 ° 47 ′ E | |
| location | nameless island off the Mawson Coast , Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Oom Bay | |
Cape Bruce is the northern headland of a small island off the Mawson coast of the East Antarctic Mac Robertson Land . The island lies on the east side of Oom Bay and is separated from the mainland mass immediately west of the Taylor Glacier by a small channel .
Participants of the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (1929-1931) led by the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson landed here on February 18, 1931. Mawson named the Cape after the Australian politician Stanley Bruce (1883-1964), from 1923 to 1929 Prime Minister of his country.
Web links
- Cape Bruce in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Bruce on geographic.org (English)