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+[[File:Hobbs Coast2.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Land Bay is on the far left of this image]]
+'''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]] and due south of [[Cruzen Island]].
-[[File:Hobbs Coast2.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Land Bay is on the far left of this image]]
+==Discovery and name==
-'''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.
+It was discovered by the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service (1939–41), and takes its name from the [[Land Glacier]] which descends into the bay.
 [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]
-[[Category: Bays]]