Candlemas Islands
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The Candlemas Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands lying at the northern end of the South Sandwich Islands, 23.0 miles (37.0 km) southeast of Visokoi Island. They consist of:
- Candlemas Island itself (57°05′S 26°39′W / 57.083°S 26.65°W);
- Vindication Island (57°06′S 26°47′W / 57.1°S 26.783°W) and
- numerous rocks.
The Candlemas Islands were discovered on February 2, 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook, who named them to commemorate the day of their discovery.
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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.
Coordinates: 57°5′S 26°44′W / 57.083°S 26.733°W
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
|---|---|
| South Georgia: | Annenkov Island • Bird Island • Clerke Rocks • Cooper Island • Grass Island • Kupriyanov Islands • Pickersgill Islands • Saddle Island • Shag Rocks • South Georgia • Welcome Islands • Willis Islands • Trinity Island • Grassholm • Black Rocks • Black Rock |
| South Sandwich Islands: |
Bellingshausen • Bristol • Candlemas • Cook • Leskov • Montagu • Saunders • Thule • Vindication • Visokoi • Zavodovski |
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