Candlemas Island

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Candlemas Island is a small, remote volcanic island in the South Sandwich Islands of the South Atlantic Ocean, notable for its rugged terrain and harsh sub-Antarctic environment.

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Label Occurrences
Candlemas Island canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sub-Antarctic island ⓘ
uninhabited island ⓘ
volcanic island ⓘ
administrativeTerritory South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
archipelago South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
climateType cold oceanic climate ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
discoveredBy James Cook ⓘ
discoveryDate 1775 ⓘ
hasAccess only by ship ⓘ
hasCharacteristic largely ice-covered ⓘ
remote ⓘ
volcanically active ⓘ
hasClimate harsh sub-Antarctic climate ⓘ
hasCoastlineFeature cliffs ⓘ
rocky shores ⓘ
hasFauna penguins ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ
seals ⓘ
hasFeature rugged terrain ⓘ
hasGeologicalActivity fumarolic activity ⓘ
recent volcanic activity ⓘ
hasGeologicalType stratovolcano ⓘ
hasHazard severe weather conditions ⓘ
volcanic hazards ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Candlemas Island central volcanic cone ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Vindication Island ⓘ
hasVegetation sparse tundra vegetation ⓘ
hasWeather frequent precipitation ⓘ
frequent strong winds ⓘ
humanActivity occasional scientific expeditions ⓘ
latitudeApprox 57°S ⓘ
locatedIn South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic

South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
longitudeApprox 26°W ⓘ
namedAfter Feast of Candlemas ⓘ
linked to: Candlemas
ocean South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
partOf British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
permanentHumanSettlement no ⓘ
population 0 ⓘ
protectedStatus part of a protected area under South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands environmental regulations ⓘ
region sub-Antarctic ⓘ
separatedFrom Vindication Island by the Nelson Channel ⓘ
sovereignState United Kingdom ⓘ
usedFor scientific research ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt South Sandwich volcanic arc ⓘ

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