Vindication Island

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Location of Vindication Island
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Location of Vindication Island
South Sandwich Islands
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South Sandwich Islands

Vindication Island is a small uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands at 57°06′S 26°47′W. It lies about two miles from Candlemas Island, separated by the Nelson Channel.

Although Vindication has a volcano, there has been no sign of activity for over 10,000 years. The island's highest point is Quadrant Peak (430 m). The island is mostly ice free.

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Antarctica South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Antarctica
South Georgia Islands: Annenkov Island • Bird Island • Clerke Rocks • Cooper Island • Grass Island • Pickersgill Islands • Shag Rocks • South Georgia • Willis Islands

South Sandwich Islands: Bellingshausen • Bristol • Candlemas • Cook • Leskov • Montagu • Saunders • Thule • Vindication • Visokoi • Zavodovski

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