Bruce Nunatak
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Bruce Nunatak is a nunatak
which lies 2 miles (3 km) west of Donald Nunatak
in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
. It was first charted in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
under Otto Nordenskiöld
, who named it for Dr. William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
, 1902–04.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
which lies 2 miles (3 km) west of Donald Nunatak
Donald Nunatak
Donald Nunatak is a nunatak 1.5 nautical miles north of Gray Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Charted in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, and named by him for Dr. C.W. Donald, ship's doctor and naturalist on the Active, one...
in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
. It was first charted in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
under Otto Nordenskiöld
Otto Nordenskiöld
Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.-Biography:...
, who named it for Dr. William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition , 1902–04, was organised and led by William Speirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Although overshadowed in prestige terms by Robert Falcon Scott's concurrent Discovery Expedition, the SNAE completed...
, 1902–04.