Macaroni Bay

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Macaroni Bay
Waters South Atlantic
Land mass South Georgia
Geographical location 54 ° 6 ′ 58 ″  S , 36 ° 41 ′ 17 ″  W Coordinates: 54 ° 6 ′ 58 ″  S , 36 ° 41 ′ 17 ″  W
Macaroni Bay (South Georgia)
Macaroni Bay

The Macaroni Bay is a bay on the north coast of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It lies between Antell Point and the western tip of Collins Island .

The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2013 after the Macaroni Penguin ( English Macaroni penguin ), which is represented in this area with numerous breeding colonies.

Web links

  • Macaroni Bay . Entry in the database of the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (English)