Bruce Island is an island in Franz Josef Land, Russia. Its area is 191 km². The highest point of the island is 301 m. This island was named after Henry Bruce, who succeeded the Earl of Northbrook as President of the Royal Geographical Society.

Geography

Except for a very small area at the western shoreline, Bruce Island is completely glacierized. Mys Pinegina is the headland on the eastern side. The Miers Channel (Пролив Майерса) runs between Bruce Island and Northbrook Island. The sound running west of Bruce Island, separating it from Zemlya Georga, is known as the Nightingale Channel (Proliv Naytingeyl). To the southwest runs Bates Channel (Пролив Бейтса).

Adjacent Islands