Hull Bay
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Hull Bay is an ice-filled bay
, about 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide, fed by Hull Glacier
, which descends into it between Lynch Point
and Cape Burks
, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land
. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. The bay derives its name from Hull Glacier, which is named for Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
, about 25 nautical miles (46 km) wide, fed by Hull Glacier
Hull Glacier
Hull Glacier is a glacier, about 35 nautical miles long, flowing northwest between Mount Giles and Mount Gray into Hull Bay, in Marie Byrd Land. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service and named for Secretary of State Cordell Hull....
, which descends into it between Lynch Point
Lynch Point
Lynch Point is a rocky point at the seaward end of the peninsula between Frostman Glacier and Hull Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Photographed from United States Antarctic Service aircraft on December 18, 1940. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air...
and Cape Burks
Cape Burks
Cape Burks is a prominent rock cape, the northwestern seaward extension of McDonald Heights, marking the east side of the entrance of Hull Bay on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The cape was sighted and mapped from the USS Glacier, January 31, 1962, and was named for Lieutenant Commander Ernest...
, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. The bay derives its name from Hull Glacier, which is named for Secretary of State Cordell Hull.