Paulding Bay is a bay along the coast of Antarctica just west of Clark Point

Clark Point

Clark Point is an ice-covered headland at the east side of the entrance to Paulding Bay. It was delineated by G.D. Blodgett from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for George W...

. The outer portions of the bay are bounded by the Moscow University Ice Shelf

Moscow University Ice Shelf

Moscow University Ice Shelf is a narrow ice shelf, about 120 miles long, which fringes Sabrina Coast between Totten Glacier and Paulding Bay. Dalton Iceberg Tongue extends north from the east part of the shelf...

 and the Voyeykov Ice Shelf

Voyeykov Ice Shelf

Voyeykov Ice Shelf , is an ice shelf fringing the coast between Paulding Bay and Cape Goodenough, Antarctica. Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition and named after Aleksandr I. Voyeykov , a Russian climatologist....

. It was mapped by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs obtained by USN Operation Highjump

Operation Highjump

Operation Highjump , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, , Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68....

 (1946-47), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...

 (US-ACAN) for James K. Paulding, Secretary of the Navy under President Martin Van Buren. Paulding had previously served as U.S. Navy agent for New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

 and was instrumental in the outfitting of the United States Exploring Expedition

United States Exploring Expedition

The United States Exploring Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States from 1838 to 1842. The original appointed commanding officer was Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones. The voyage was authorized by Congress in...

 (1838-42) under Lt. Charles Wilkes

Charles Wilkes

Charles Wilkes was an American naval officer and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 and commanded the ship in the Trent Affair during the American Civil War...

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