Vulcan Point
| Vulcan Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 5 ′ S , 26 ° 45 ′ W | |
| location | Candlemas Island ( South Sandwich Islands ) | |
| Waters | Scotia Lake | |
The Vulcan Point is the north-western headland of Candlemas Iceland in the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands .
The crew of the Discovery II named them in 1930 when mapping for the British Discovery Investigations . It is named after a lava plateau on the headland , which indicates earlier volcanic activity.
Web links
- Vulcan Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Vulcan Point on geographic.org (English)