Hobbs Coast is that portion of the coast of Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...

 extending from Cape Burks

Cape Burks

Cape Burks is a prominent rock cape, the northwestern seaward extension of McDonald Heights, marking the east side of the entrance of Hull Bay on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The cape was sighted and mapped from the USS Glacier, January 31, 1962, and was named for Lieutenant Commander Ernest...

 to a point on the coast opposite eastern Dean Island

Dean Island

Dean Island is an ice-covered island, 20 miles long and 10 miles wide, lying within the Getz Ice Shelf and midway between Grant Island and Siple Island, off the coast of Marie Byrd Land which is unclaimed territory in Antarctica. First sighted from a distance of 20 mi from the USS Glacier on...

, at 74°42′S 127°05′W, or between Ruppert Coast

Ruppert Coast

Ruppert Coast is that portion of the coast of Marie Byrd Land between Brennan Point and Cape Burks, or between Saunders Coast in the west and Hobbs Coast in the east. It stretches from 146°31'W to 136°50'W. It was named by R. Admiral Richard Byrd for Col...

 in the west and Bakutis Coast

Bakutis Coast

The Bakutis Coast is that part of the coast of Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica, extending from a point opposite eastern Dean Island, at , to Cape Herlacher, or between Hobbs Coast in the west and Walgreen Coast in the east. It stretches between 127°35'W and 114°12'W. The coast in this area is...

 in the east. It stretches from 136°50'W to 127°35'. It was discovered by the US Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939-41) and named for Prof. William H. Hobbs of the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

, a glaciologist specializing in polar geography and history. The United States Geological Survey

United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

 (USGS) completely mapped the coast from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65.