Candlemas Islands

Candlemas Islands

South Sandwich Islands
Location of Candlemas Islands
Geography
Coordinates	57°5′S 26°44′W
Administration
United Kingdom
Territory	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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.

Satellite imagery of the Candlemas Islands, 2022.

See also

• List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S
• List of sub-Antarctic islands

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.

External links

• More volcanic information