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Candlemas Island (Spanish: Isla Candelaria) is a small uninhabited island of the Candlemas Islands in the South Sandwich Islands. It lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Vindication Island, separated by the Nelson Channel.
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| Coordinates | 57°05′S 26°39′W |
| Highest elevation | 550 m (1800 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Andromeda |
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| Population | Uninhabtited |
On the northwest flank of the island is an active stratovolcano, Lucifer Hill, that showed signs of activity in 1911 and glowing lava flows during 1953–1954. Mount Andromeda and Mount Perseus are both glacier-covered peaks on the island. Mount Andromeda is the island's highest point, with an elevation of 550 metres (1,804 ft).
The island's southeast point is called Shrove Point (57°4′S 26°39′W). It was named by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II because they charted it on Shrove Tuesday, March 4, 1930.[1] Clapmatch Point forms the southwest point of the island.[2]
Candlemas Island is the setting of a novel by Ian Cameron, The White Ship (1975), which tells of a disastrous expedition to the island in 1975 where members of the expedition must contend with ghosts of Spaniards shipwrecked on the island in 1818.
See also
- Breakbones Plateau
- List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
- List of volcanoes in South Sandwich Islands
- Tomblin Rock
References
- "Shrove Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Candlemas Island". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
- 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.
- "Candlemas Island". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- volcano.und.edu
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[de] Candlemas Island
Candlemas Island (deutsch auch Lichtmessinsel) ist eine kleine, unbewohnte Insel des im südlichen Atlantischen Ozean gelegenen Britischen Überseegebietes „Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln“, die zusammen mit der nur 4,5 km südwestlich gelegenen, durch den Nelson Channel von ihr getrennten Nachbarinsel Vindication die Gruppe der Candlemasinseln in den Südlichen Sandwichinseln bildet.- [en] Candlemas Island
[es] Isla Candelaria
La isla Candelaria (en inglés: Candlemas Island) es una pequeña isla deshabitada que integra el archipiélago de las Sandwich del Sur, en el mar del Scotia (o mar de las Antillas del Sur). Está situada a 3,7 km al este de la isla Vindicación, de la que está separada por el canal Nelson[1] y con la que forma el grupo Candelaria.[2][3][fr] Île Candlemas
L'île Candlemas (Candlemas Island en anglais, Isla Candelaria en espagnol, « l'île de la Chandeleur » en français) est une petite île inhabitée située dans l'archipel des îles Sandwich du Sud. Elle est distante de 4 km de l'île Vindication dont elle est séparée par le chenal Nelson.[it] Isola Candlemas
Isola Candlemas (in spagnolo: Isla Candelaria) è un'isola situata nell'Oceano Atlantico meridionale, fa parte dell'arcipelago delle isole Sandwich Australi, politicamente parte del territorio della Georgia del Sud e Isole Sandwich Australi, uno dei Territori d'oltremare britannici.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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