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Cauldron Pool

Cauldron Pool is a hot, brackish steaming pond located east of Tow Bay and below the west slopes of the volcanically active Lucifer Hill, in northwest Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. The descriptive name, suggestive of a cauldron, was applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971.

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Cauldron Pool (57°4′S 26°43′W / 57.067°S 26.717°W / -57.067; -26.717) is a hot, brackish steaming pond located east of Tow Bay and below the west slopes of the volcanically active Lucifer Hill, in northwest Candlemas Island, South Sandwich Islands. The descriptive name, suggestive of a cauldron, was applied by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1971.

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This article incorporates public domain material from "Cauldron Pool". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.