Peninsulas of Bruce - peninsulas in Primorye .
| Bruce Peninsula | |
|---|---|
 Peninsula coast | |
| Location | |
| Water area | Amur Bay |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Primorsky Krai |
The Bruce Peninsula is located on the west coast of the Amur Gulf and separates the Slavic Gulf and Baklan Bay . On the peninsula there is Cape Bruce (the easternmost point of the peninsula), on which the Busset lighthouse is located. Also on the peninsula is Cape Chirok (south of Cape Bruce) and Cape Slavyanka (on the coast north of Cape Bruce). In the northern part of the peninsula, Nerpa Bay extends into the southern bay of Teal . There are many small streams on the peninsula. [one]
The relief of the peninsula is predominantly mountainous. The highest point is 177 m. The shore is steep, steep, rocky. In the sea near the peninsula there are many pitfalls and surface stones.
Near the peninsula the depths of the sea are up to 35 m. On the south coast, 2.5 km from the coast, the island of Antipenko is located.
On the peninsula are the settlements of Slavyanka , Kruglyaya Base and Busset Lighthouse . [2]
The peninsula is used for recreational purposes. [3]
Etymology
First described by the English military from the ships "Barracuda" and "Winchester" in 1855 . After 7 years in 1862, it was repeatedly described by the expedition of V.M. Babkin . It is not known for certain who the peninsula is named for, however this name is inscribed on both the Russian map of 1865 and the English map of 1868 . There are known assumptions about perpetuating the memory of the English admiral Bruce (in 1855 he commanded a squadron that visited Petropavlovsk) and the associate of Peter I Ya. V. Bruce . At the beginning of the 20th century, the peninsula, like the cape, was called Slavic. [3]
Notes
- ↑ Topographic map K-52-47 - 1: 100 000
- ↑ Topographic map K-52-XII - 1: 200 000
- ↑ 1 2 Bruce Peninsula (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment July 4, 2009. Archived January 11, 2012.