Candlemas Islands
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The Candlemas Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands lying at the northern end of the South Sandwich Islands, 23 miles (37 km) 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.
Visokoi Island
Visokoi Island is an uninhabited island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands. It was discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who named the island Visokoi because of its conspicuous height.The island is long and wide, capped by...
. They consist of Candlemas Island
Candlemas Island
Candlemas Island is a small uninhabited island of the Candlemas Islands in the South Sandwich Islands. It lies about from Vindication Island, separated by the Nelson Channel....
itself (57°05′S 26°39′W), Vindication Island
Vindication Island
Vindication Island is a small uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands. It lies about from Candlemas Island, separated by the Nelson Channel....
(57°06′S 26°47′W) and numerous rocks.
The Candlemas Islands were discovered on February 2, 1775 by a British
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
expedition under James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
, who named them to commemorate the day of their discovery.
See also
- List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S
- List of sub-Antarctic islands