Land Bay
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Land Bay is an ice-filled bay
, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) wide, indenting the coast of Marie Byrd Land
just eastward of Groves Island
. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41). The bay takes its name from Land Glacier
which descends into the bay.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) wide, indenting 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...
just eastward of Groves Island
Groves Island
Groves Island is an ice-covered island 5 nautical miles long, lying close off the coast of Marie Byrd Land between Siemiatkowski and Land Glaciers. Mapped from surveys by the United States Geological Survey and U.S. Navy air photos . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Benjamin...
. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) (1939–41). The bay takes its name from Land Glacier
Land Glacier
Land Glacier , is a broad, heavily-crevassed glacier, about 35 miles long, descending into Land Bay in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the U.S. Antarctic Service and named for R. Admiral Emory S. Land, Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission....
which descends into the bay.