Block Bay

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Block Bay (76°15′S 146°22′W) is a long ice-filled bay lying east of Guest Peninsula along the coast of Westarctica. It was discovered in 1929 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, and named by Richard E. Byrd for Paul Block, newspaper publisher and patron of the expedition.