Named after ill-fated American Arctic explorer George W. De Long, this bay separates the island into two almost even peninsulas.

From the south, this bay is bounded by Cape Bystrova, named in 1963 in honor of outstanding Russian paleontologist A.P.

He explored and named several islands, among other geographical features, in Franz Josef Land.

The Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition (1894–1897) was sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society.

Cape Norway (81°12′N 55°37′E / 81.200°N 55.617°E / 81.200; 55.617) on the western part of the island was where Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen wintered in 1895-96 after failing to reach the North Pole.