Zubov Bay is a bay 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide, indenting the east side of Renaud Island in the Biscoe Islands. First accurately shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1959 for Nikolay N. Zubov, Soviet oceanographer and author of numerous works on sea ice in the Arctic.
Coordinates: 65°42′S 65°52′W / 65.700°S 65.867°W / -65.700; -65.867 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Zubov Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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