Vindication Island
Vindication Island () is a small uninhabited island in the South Sandwich Islands. It lies about from Candlemas Island, separated by the Nelson Channel. The island is mostly ice free. Geography. This small island is part of the Candlemas Islands subgroup of the South Sandwich Islands. The island's highest point is Quadrant Peak at , while the south-easternmost cape is Chinstrap Point. Its southwesternmost point is Knob Point, charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the "Discovery II", and probably so named because a conspicuous height of land overlooks the point. Splinter Crag forms its northern peak . Vindication Island is the eroded remains of a former volcanic group. Unlike neighbouring Candlemas Island, where there is volcanic activity, the volcano on Vindication has shown no sign of activity for over 10,000 years. Buddha Rock lies 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) west of Vindication Island. Leafvein Gulch is a valley 0.5 nautical miles (1 km) long draining the northeastern part of Vindication Island.