Candlemas Islands
Island group of the South Sandwich Islands
57°5′S 26°44′W / 57.083°S 26.733°W / -57.083; -26.733
United Kingdom
The Candlemas Islands (Spanish: Islas Candelaria) are a group of small uninhabited islands in the northern part of the South Sandwich Islands, in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The Candlemas Islands lie 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Visokoi Island. They consist of Candlemas Island and Vindication Island, divided by Nelson Channel, and numerous rocks.
The Candlemas Islands were discovered on February 2, 1775, by a British expedition led by James Cook, who named them to commemorate the day of their discovery.
57°5′S 26°44′W / 57.083°S 26.733°W / -57.083; -26.733
See also
References
- LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W., eds. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. p. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
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Capital: King Edward Point
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| Traversay Islands |
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| Southern Thule |
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- Admiralty Peak
- Allardyce Range
- Barff Peninsula
- Fortuna Glacier
- Gold Harbour
- Larsen Harbour
- Mount Baume
- Mount Belinda
- Mount Cunningham
- Mount Paget
- Mount Roots
- Orca Peak
- Peggotty Bluff
- Salisbury Plain
- Salvesen Range
- Southern Thule
- Thatcher Peninsula
- Bay of Isles
- Stromness Bay
- Cumberland Bay
- Possession Bay
- Busen Point
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