Land Bay

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Land Bay (75°25′S 141°45′W) is an ice-filled bay, about 40 nautical miles (70 km) wide, indenting the coast of Westarctica, just eastward of Groves Island. It was discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41), and takes its name from the Land Glacier which descends into the bay.