Candlemas Islands

The Candlemas Islands are a group of two small, uninhabited volcanic islands in the northern part of the South Sandwich Islands archipelago, in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island group
  • Also known as: “Archipielago Candelaria”, “Candlemasøyene”, “Illes Candelaria”, “Illes Candlemas”, “Islas Candelarias”, “islas Candlemas”, “Isole di Candlemas”, “Lichtmessinseln”, and “Lucifer Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Lucifer Hill and Gorgon Pool.

Volcano
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
is a reddish, cindery, sulphur-streaked… is situated 3½ km south of Candlemas Islands.

Pond
is a lake, or perhaps lagoon, between the… is situated 4 km south of Candlemas Islands.

is an isolated rock 0.6 nautical miles… is situated 3½ km southeast of Candlemas Islands.

Candlemas Islands

Latitude
-57.05° or 57° 3′ south
Longitude
-26.71667° or 26° 43′ west
Open location code
39JMX72M+28
Geo­Names ID
3426553
Wiki­data ID
Q58852
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Candlemas Islands” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Arxipèlag Candelària”
  • Cebuano: “Candlemas Islands”
  • Chinese: “坎德爾默斯群島”
  • Dutch: “Candlemas Islands”
  • German: “Candlemasinseln”
  • Italian: “Isole Candlemas”
  • Japanese: “キャンドルマス諸島”
  • Korean: “캔들마스 제도”
  • Latvian: “Kendlmasas salas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Candlemas Islands”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Candlemas Islands”
  • Norwegian: “Candlemas Islands”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Candelmæssanīega”
  • Spanish: “Archipiélago Candelaria”
  • Spanish: “Islas Candelaria”
  • Swedish: “Candlemas Islands”
  • Vietnamese: “Candlemas Islands”

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