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[[File:Grant Island.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of Grant Island with Ledda Bay on the northern edge]]
'''Ledda Bay''' (74°23′S 131°20′W) is a shallow embayment or bight, 12 nautical miles (22 km) long, in the north side of [[Grant Island]], off the coast of [[Westarctica]].

==Discovery and name==
The bay was discovered and first charted from the [[USS Glacier|USS ''Glacier'']] (AGB-4) on 4 February 1962. Ledda Bay was named in honor of R.J. Ledda, who served as quartermaster aboard the ''Glacier'' during on the cruise in which the bay was discovered.

==Peerage title==
On 6 August 2020, Kevin Bougé was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Count of Ledda in recognition of his support of Westarctica's mission.

[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]

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