Candlemas Island central volcanic cone

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Candlemas Island central volcanic cone is the main volcanic summit of Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands, forming its dominant topographic and geological feature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stratovolcano ⓘ
volcanic cone ⓘ
access difficult sea access only ⓘ
age Quaternary ⓘ
climate sub-Antarctic maritime climate ⓘ
composition basaltic-andesitic volcanic rocks ⓘ
country British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
discoveredBy European explorers in the 18th–19th centuries ⓘ
dominates geology of Candlemas Island ⓘ
topography of Candlemas Island ⓘ
eruptionStyle effusive eruptions ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ
geologicalAge Holocene activity ⓘ
geologicalSetting subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ
governedBy Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
hasFeature lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic deposits ⓘ
summit crater ⓘ
hazard steep unstable slopes ⓘ
volcanic activity ⓘ
islandType volcanic island summit ⓘ
locatedIn Candlemas Island ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic

South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
mountainRange South Sandwich Islands volcanic arc ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody Scotia Sea ⓘ
partOf British Antarctic Territory region in a broad sense ⓘ
Candlemas Island volcanic edifice ⓘ
protectedStatus part of a remote, environmentally sensitive area ⓘ
surroundedBy Southern Ocean ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction zone between South American Plate and South Sandwich Plate ⓘ
uninhabited true ⓘ
volcanicArc South Sandwich volcanic arc ⓘ

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Candlemas Island → hasHighestPoint → Candlemas Island central volcanic cone ⓘ
Candlemas Island central volcanic cone → partOf → Candlemas Island volcanic edifice ⓘ
linked to: Candlemas Island central volcanic cone