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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