Bruce Island is an island in Franz Josef Land

Franz Josef Land

Franz Josef Land, Franz Joseph Land, or Francis Joseph's Land is an archipelago located in the far north of Russia. It is found in the Arctic Ocean north of Novaya Zemlya and east of Svalbard, and is administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast. Franz Josef Land consists of 191 ice-covered islands with a...

, Russia

Russia

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. Its area is 191 km². The highest point of the island is 301 m.

Except for a very small area at the western shoreline, Bruce Island is completely glacierized.
Mys Pinegina is a cape on the eastern side.

This island was named after Henry Bruce

Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare

Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare GCB, PC, FRS was a British Liberal Party politician, who served in government most notably as Home Secretary and as Lord President of the Council....

, who succeeded the Earl of Northbrook

Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook

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 as President of the Royal Geographical Society

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.

The Mieres Channel (Пролив Майерса) runs between Bruce Island and Northbrook Island

Northbrook Island

Northbrook Island is an island located at in the southern edge of the Franz Josef Archipelago, Russia. Its highest point is 344 m.Northbrook Island is one of the most accessible locations in the island group...

.

The sound running west of Bruce Island, separating it from Zemlya Georga

Zemlya Georga

Zemlya Georga, or Prince George Land is an island located at . It is a part of Franz Josef Land, Russia....

, is known as the Nightingale Channel (Proliv Naytingeyl).

Adjacent Islands

• Ostrov Meybel (Остров Мейбел; Mabel Island) lies 4 km off Bruce Island's southwestern shore. Large swathes of the southwestern part of the island are unglacierized. The highest point is 356 m. This island was named after Alexander Graham Bell
  Alexander Graham Bell
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  's wife Mabel Hubbard.
• Ostrov Bell (Остров Белл; Bell Island) is a smaller unglacierized island lying off Mabel Island's southwestern shore, separated from it by a narrow sound which is only 500 m in some places. Bell island is crescent shaped and it has a bay that opens to the west. This island was named after Scottish American
  Scottish American
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   inventor Alexander Graham Bell, and it should not be confused with larger Graham Bell Island
  Graham Bell Island
  Graham Bell Island is an island located at in the Franz Josef Archipelago, Russia.Graham Bell Island is one of the largest islands of the group and it is partly glacierized. Its highest point is 509 m....
  
  which is also part of the Franz Josef Archipelago.
• Ostrov Uinduord (Остров Уиндуорд; Windward Island) is a small island lying close to Bruce Island's southeastern end.
• Ostrov Toma (Остров тома; Tom Island) is a very small island lying 3 km off Bruce Island's Eastern coast.