The feature is bounded on the west by Amery Ice Shelf, on the east by Publications Ice Shelf, and on the south by the mainland.

The bay was first discovered in February 1935 by Captain Klarius Mikkelsen on the Norwegian whaling ship Thorshavn, sent out by Lars Christensen.

They gave it the name Sandefjordbukta after the town of Sandefjord, Norway, center of the Norwegian whaling industry.

This article incorporates public domain material from "Sandefjord Ice Bay".

United States Geological Survey.