Wood Bay

Wood Bay
Wood Bay is located in Antarctica
Wood Bay
Wood Bay
LocationVictoria Land
Coordinates74°13′S 165°30′E / 74.217°S 165.500°E / -74.217; 165.500

Wood Bay (74°13′S 165°30′E / 74.217°S 165.500°E / -74.217; 165.500) is a large bay which is bounded by Cape Johnson and Aviator Glacier Tongue on the north, and Cape Washington on the south, along the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy, and named by him for Lieutenant James F.L. Wood of the ship HMS Erebus.[1]

  1. ^ Alberts 1995, p. 822.