Candlemas Islands

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Coordinates: 57°5′S, 26°44′W

The Candlemas Islands (Spanish: Islas Candelaria) are a group of small uninhabited islands lying at the northern end of the South Sandwich Islands, 23 miles southeast of Visokoi Island. They consist of Candlemas Island itself (57°05′S, 26°39′W), Vindication Island (57°06′S, 26°47′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.

[edit] References

• LeMasurier, W. E.; Thomson, J. W. (eds.) (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union, 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7. 

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