Magnet Bay is a shallow coastal indentation, 7 miles wide and receding only 2 miles, located 9 miles west of Cape Davis

Cape Davis

Cape Davis is a rounded ice-covered cape along the north coast of Edward VIII Plateau, 9 nautical miles east of Magnet Bay. Discovered on January 12, 1930, by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, who named it for Captain John King Davis, Director of...

 at the northwest side of Edward VIII Plateau

Edward VIII Plateau

The Edward VIII Plateau is a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Bay. It was probably seen by personnel on the RSS William Scoresby in 1936, and mapped from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Gulfplataet...

, in Antarctica. Mount Kjerringa

Mount Kjerringa

Mount Kjerringa is an isolated peak, 1,220 meters above sea level, situated roughly north of Aker Peaks, west of Magnet Bay, and 57 km northeast of Mount Elkins in Enderby Land, East Antarctica.-Discovery and naming:...

 is an isolated peak about 1,220 meters above sea level, situated roughly 13 km north of Aker Peaks

Aker Peaks

Aker Peaks , also known as Akar Peaks or Aker Range, are a series of mainly snow-covered peaks, the highest at , extending in a northwest–southeast direction. They rise west of Nicholas Range and west-northwest of Edward VIII Bay. They were discovered on January 14, 1931 by a Norwegian...

, 42 km west of Magnet Bay, and 57 km northeast of Mount Elkins

Mount Elkins

Mount Elkins, also known as Jökelen is a dark, steep-sided mountain with three major peaks, the highest 2,300 metres above sea level. This peak is located in the Napier Mountains, in Enderby Land. Enderby Land is part of the Australian Antarctic Territory, in East Antarctica...

 in the Napier Mountains

Napier Mountains

The Napier Mountains are a group of more-or-less separated peaks, the highest being Mount Elkins, at about 2,300 meters above sea level. This mountain range is located in Enderby Land, in the claimed Australian Antarctic Territory, East Antarctica.-Location:...

 in Enderby Land

Enderby Land

Enderby Land is a projecting land mass of Antarctica, extending from Shinnan Glacier at to William Scoresby Bay at .Enderby Land was discovered in February 1831 by John Biscoe in the whaling brig Tula, and named after the Enderby Brothers of London, owners of the Tula, who encouraged their...

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The British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929–31, under Mawson, originally charted Magnet Bay as a larger bay extending from Cape Davis to Cape Borley

Cape Borley

Cape Borley is an ice-covered cape protruding slightly from the coast midway between Cape Batterbee and Magnet Bay. It was discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, who named it for John Oliver Borley, a member of the Discovery...

, naming it after the vessel Magnet, in which Peter Kemp

Peter Kemp

Peter Kemp was a British swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th centuries. He participated in water polo and swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won a bronze medal in the 200 m obstacle event and a gold medal in water polo....

 first sighted land in this vicinity in 1833. Later exploration, particularly that of the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, has shown the bay to be less extensive.