Mount Andromeda (South Sandwich Islands)

{{Short description|Mountain in the South Sandwich Islands}}

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| elevation_m = 550

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| location = Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands

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| coordinates = {{Coord|57|5|S|26|39|W|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}

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Mount Andromeda is, at {{convert|550|m}}, the higher and more southerly of the twin ice domes, this one marking the summit of Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971 in association with nearby Mount Perseus, the name referring to Andromeda, the mythical heroine rescued from a sea monster by the hero Perseus.

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Category:Mountains and hills of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Category:Volcanoes of the Atlantic Ocean

Category:Volcanoes of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Category:Andromeda (mythology)

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