Maxwell Bay (62°15′S58°51′W / 62.25°S 58.85°W / -62.25; -58.85) is a bay 10 miles (16 km) long, lying between King George Island and Nelson Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The main entrance to the bay is at the south-east side and is wide open; Fildes Strait on the north-west side is encumbered by rocks and is only navigable by boats. The name Maxwells Straits was given to this bay and to Fildes Strait by British sealing captain James Weddell in 1822–24, for Lieutenant Francis Maxwell who had served with Weddell in 1813–14. The name was altered and limited to the feature here described by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Maxwell Bay" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
