Islands of Fire and Ice Veiled in Cloud

On February 2, 1775, during Captain James Cook’s second Pacific voyage, the explorer laid eyes on two rugged volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. He named the larger one after the Christian holiday Candlemas, the day of its discovery. The smaller one later...

Islands of Fire and Ice Veiled in Cloud

On February 2, 1775, during Captain James Cook’s second Pacific voyage, the explorer laid eyes on two rugged volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. He named the larger one after the Christian holiday Candlemas, the day of its discovery. The smaller one later...