Macrobius Cove (Bulgarian:залив Макробий, ‘Zaliv Macrobius’ \'za-liv ma-'kro-biy\) is the 2.8 km wide cove indenting for 3.4 km the west coast ofBarison Peninsula,Graham Coast on theAntarctic Peninsula northeast ofEijkman Point and east ofBablon Island. It is part ofLeroux Bay. The head of the cove is fed byChernomen Glacier.
The feature is named after theRoman writer and philosopherAmbrosius Macrobius (4th-5th century) who placed on the world map the southern polar land envisaged byAristotle.
Macrobius Cove is centred at65°37′05″S64°07′10″W / 65.61806°S 64.11944°W /-65.61806; -64.11944. British mapping in 1971.
This article includes information from theAntarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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