Posadowsky Bay (german: Posadowskybai) is an open
embayment in the vicinity of
Gaussberg, just east of the
West Ice Shelf. Discovered in February 1902 by German Antarctic Expedition under
Erich von Drygalski, who named it for Count
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
Arthur Adolf, Count of Posadowsky-Wehner, Baron of Postelwitz (german: Arthur Graf von Posadowsky-Wehner Freiherr von Postelwitz, 3 June 1845 – 23 October 1932) was a German conservative statesman. He served as the secretary for the Treasury (18 ...
, Imperial Home Secretary, who secured a government grant to cover the cost of the Drygalski expedition.
References
Bays of Antarctica
Bodies of water of Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
{{KaiserWilhelmIILand-geo-stub