Discovery Bay (Antarctica)

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Discovery Bay ( 62°29′S, 59°43′W) is a bay 4.8 kilometres (3 miles) long and 3.2 kilometres (2 miles) wide, indenting the north side of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. This bay has been known to sealers in the area since about 1821. It was charted and named during 1935 by DI personnel on the Discovery II.


This article is based on a United States Geological Survey gazetteer.