Mount Andromeda (South Sandwich Islands)

Mount Andromeda
Highest point
Elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Prominence	550 m (1,800 ft)
Coordinates	57°5′S 26°39′W
Geography
Location	Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands

Mount Andromeda is, at 550 metres (1,800 ft), 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.

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from "Andromeda, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

South Sandwich Islands

Location of Mount Andromeda, Candlemas Island