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'''Mount Andromeda''' is a hill of 1,804 feet on of [[Candlemas Island]], one of the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. It is the higher and more southerly of the twin ice domes of the island. Mount Andromeda is the highest point on the island. | '''Mount Andromeda''' is a hill of 1,804 feet on of [[Candlemas Island]], one of the [[South Sandwich Islands]]. It is the higher and more southerly of the twin ice domes of the island. Mount Andromeda is the highest point on the island. | ||
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| Mount Andromeda | |||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |||
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| Candlemas Island | |||
| Summit: | 1,804 feet 57°4’60"S, 26°39’-0"W | ||
Mount Andromeda is a hill of 1,804 feet on of Candlemas Island, one of the South Sandwich Islands. It is the higher and more southerly of the twin ice domes of the island. Mount Andromeda is the highest point on the island.
The hill was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 in association with nearby Mount Perseus, the name referring to Andromeda, the mythical heroine rescued from a sea monster by the hero Perseus.
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