The Candlemas Islands () are a group of small uninhabited islands in the northern part of the

South Sandwich Islands The South Sandwich Islands () are a chain of uninhabited volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. They are administered as part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The chain lies in the sub-A ...

, in the

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. The Candlemas Islands lie southeast of Visokoi Island. They consist of

Candlemas Island Candlemas Island is a small uninhabited island of the Candlemas Islands in the South Sandwich Islands. It is one of about a dozen islands that make up the South Sandwich island arc, a chain of volcanoes in the Southern Ocean that was discovered ...

and Vindication Island, divided by Nelson Channel, and numerous rocks. The Candlemas Islands were discovered on February 2, 1775, by a

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expedition led by

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, who named them to commemorate the

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of their discovery. Candlemas_Islands_S2_2022

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Islands of the South Sandwich Islands Volcanoes of the Atlantic Ocean Volcanoes of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub

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