William Scoresby Bay is a coastal embayment at the western side of William Scoresby Archipelago

William Scoresby Archipelago

William Scoresby Archipelago is a group of islands which extends northward from the coast just east of William Scoresby Bay. The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay, Couling and Sheehan Islands. Most of the islands in this archipelago were discovered in February 1936 by Discovery...

, Antarctica. It is 5 mi long and 3.5 mi wide, with shores marked by steep rock headlands and snow-free hills rising to 210 m. The practical limits of the bay are extended 4 mi northward from the coast by island groups located along its east and west margin. Discovered in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations

Discovery Investigations

The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...

personnel on the RSS William Scoresby, for which the bay was named.