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Candlemas Island

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Candlemas Island

Summary

Candlemas Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Candlemas Island is located in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[3].
  • Candlemas Island is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Candlemas Island is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5].
  • Candlemas Island's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Candlemas Island is part of South Sandwich Islands[7].
  • Candlemas Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 2, 1775[8].
  • Candlemas Island's highest point is recorded as Mount Andromeda[9].
  • Candlemas Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -57.09, 'lon': -26.71}[10].
  • Candlemas Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as South Sandwich Islands[11].
  • Candlemas Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Candlemas Islands[12].
  • Candlemas Island has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[13].
  • Candlemas Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.4'}[14].
  • Candlemas Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14'}[15].
  • Candlemas Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2.5'}[16].

Body

Geography

Candlemas Island is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands[3]. It is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[5]. It is part of South Sandwich Islands[7].

Physical Characteristics

Candlemas Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14'}[15]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+5.4'}[14]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[13].

Designation and Status

Candlemas Island's instance of is recorded as island[6].

Why It Matters

Candlemas Island ranks in the top 7% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19m ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ang', 'ca', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'hr', 'it', 'ja', 'lv', 'nl',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
    Aliases → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -57.09, 'lon': -26.71}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Island", "Candlemas"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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