Lucifer Hill is a reddish, cindery, sulphur-streaked hill forming the summit of the northern section of
Candlemas Island
Candlemas Island ( es, Isla Candelaria) is a small uninhabited island of the Candlemas Islands in the South Sandwich Islands. It lies about from Vindication Island, separated by the Nelson Channel.
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. It was one of the most active volcanic vents in this island chain at the time of 's survey in 1964. The name applied by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
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Lucifer refers to the diabolical and infernal mythical association of active volcanoes.
[ Clinker Gulch extends from Lucifer Hill to the northern shore of Candlemas."Clinker Gulch: Antarctica"]
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
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Hills of Antarctica
Landforms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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