West bay
| West bay | ||
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| Waters | Posadowskybai | |
| Land mass | Kaiser Wilhelm II Land , East Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 66 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ S , 89 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The West Bay is a bay in the East Antarctic Kaiser Wilhelm II Land . It lies on the west side of the Posadowskybai immediately east of the west ice shelf .
It was discovered in February 1902 during the Gauss expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of the German polar explorer Erich von Drygalski . It is named after the naming of the neighboring ice shelf .
Web links
- West Bay in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)