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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  • Island
  • Description: island group

Places of Interest

Discover Lucifer Hill and Gorgon Pool.
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Volcano
is a reddish, cindery, sulphur-streaked…
3½ km south of Candlemas Islands
Pond
is a lake, or perhaps lagoon, between the…
4 km south of Candlemas Islands
is an isolated rock 0.6 nautical miles…
3½ km southeast of Candlemas Islands
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Latitude
-57.05° or 57° 3′ south
Longitude
-26.71667° or 26° 43′ west
Open location code
39JMX72M+28
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Candlemas Islands” goes by many names.
Arxipèlag CandelàriaCatalan
Illes CandelariaCatalan
Illes CandlemasCatalan
Candlemas IslandsCebuano
坎德爾默斯群島Chinese
Candlemas IslandsDutch
Isole CandlemasItalian
Isole di CandlemasItalian
キャンドルマス諸島Japanese
캔들마스 제도Korean
Kendlmasas salasLatvian
Candlemas IslandsNorwegian
Candlemas IslandsNorwegian Bokmål
CandlemasøyeneNorwegian Bokmål
Candlemas IslandsNorwegian Nynorsk
CandelmæssanīegaOld English (ca. 450-1100)

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

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