The Candlemas Islands or Islas Candelaria are a small group of islands, consisting of two islands (Candlemas Island (57°05′ S 26°39′ W) and Vindication Island (57°06′ S 26°47′ W)) and numerous rocks, lying 23 miles southeast of Visokoi Island in the South Sandwich Islands at the northern end of the South Sandwich Islands. The Candlemas Islands are located at 57°03′S 026°43′W. 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. Candlemas Island lies about two miles from Vindication Island and the two are separated by the Nelson Channel. ... Orthographic projection centred on the South Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands Vindication Island lies about two miles from Candlemas Island and the two are separated by the Nelson Channel. ... A mile is a unit of distance (or, in physics terminology, length) currently defined as 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 63,360 inches. ... Visokoi Island (56º42´S 027º12´W) is 7. ... South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by Argentina. ... South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by Argentina. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article refers to the British navigator and cartographer. ...
CandlemasIsland is a small uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands at 57°05′S 26°39′W.
On the northwest flank of the island is an active stratovolcano, Lucifer Hill, that showed signs of activity in 1911 and glowing lava flows during 1953–1954.
CandlemasIsland is the setting of a novel by Ian Cameron, The White Ship (1975), which tells of a disastrous expedition to the island in 1975 were members of the expedition must contend with ghosts of Spaniards shipwrecked on the island in 1818.
In September of 1998, Hurricane Georges impacted the Chandeleur Islands with winds of 100-110 mph and a storm surge of 10-12 feet.
The land surrounding the lighthouse at the northern end of the island was washed away, leaving the lighthouse standing in open water.
When a research team visited the islands in the spring of 2006, the depth of the water where the lighthouse formerly stood was found to be seventeen feet.
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