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Vindication Island (Spanish: Isla Vindicación) is a small uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands. It lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) from Candlemas Island, separated by the Nelson Channel. The island is mostly ice free.
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| Coordinates | 57°06′S 26°47′W |
| Area | 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 430 m (1410 ft) |
| Highest point | Quadrant Peak |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Geography
This small island is part of the Candlemas Islands subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands. The island's highest point is Quadrant Peak at 430 m (1,411 ft), while the south-easternmost cape is Chinstrap Point. Its southwesternmost point is Knob Point, charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, and probably so named because a conspicuous height of land overlooks the point.[1] Splinter Crag forms its northern peak.
Vindication Island is the eroded remains of a former volcanic group.[2]
Unlike neighbouring Candlemas Island, where there is volcanic activity, the volcano on Vindication has shown no sign of activity for over 10,000 years.[3]
Buddha Rock lies 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of Vindication Island. Leafvein Gulch is a valley 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) long draining the northeastern part of Vindication Island.
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
- Pothole Gulch
- Santa Rock
References
- "Knob Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- The South Sandwich Islands: Petrology of the Volcanic Rocks, P. E. Baker, Scientific Report of the British Antarctic Survey, Nr 93, Cambridge 1978, p. 7
- 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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[de] Vindication Island
Vindication Island ist eine kleine, unbewohnte Insel des im südlichen Atlantischen Ozean gelegenen Britischen Überseegebietes „Südgeorgien und die Südlichen Sandwichinseln“.- [en] Vindication Island
[es] Isla Vindicación
La isla Vindicación (en inglés: Vindication 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 oeste de la isla Candelaria,[1] con la que forma el grupo Candelaria, estando ambas separadas por el canal Nelson.[2][3][fr] Île Vindication
L'île Vindication (en anglais : Vindication Island, en espagnol : Vindicación) est une île volcanique inhabitée située dans l'archipel britannique des îles Sandwich du Sud. Elle est séparée de quelques kilomètres de l'île Candlemas par le chenal Nelson.[it] Isola di Vindication
Vindication Island è una piccola isola disabitata situata nell'Oceano Atlantico e facente parte delle Isole Sandwich Australi. Dista a poco più di 3 km dall'Isola Candlemas, da cui è separata dal Canale di Nelson.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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