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'''Block Bay''' (76°15′S 146°22′W) is a long [[ice]]-filled bay lying east of the [[Guest Peninsula]] along the western coast of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Block Bay''' (76°15′S 146°22′W) is a long [[ice]]-filled bay lying east of the [[Guest Peninsula]] along the western coast of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
[[Driscoll Island]] and the [[Balchen Glacier]] both lend their names to Westarctica's [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|noble titles]]. | |||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:18, 15 May 2018
Block Bay (76°15′S 146°22′W) is a long ice-filled bay lying east of the Guest Peninsula along the western coast of Westarctica.
Driscoll Island and the Balchen Glacier both lend their names to Westarctica's noble titles.
Discovery and name
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.