Glumche Island

Glumche Island

Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
Glumche Island

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°14′07″S 62°13′45″W / 63.23528°S 62.22917°W / -63.23528; -62.22917Coordinates: 63°14′07″S 62°13′45″W / 63.23528°S 62.22917°W / -63.23528; -62.22917
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabtied
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Glumche Island (Bulgarian: остров Глумче, ‘Ostrov Glumche’ \'os-trov 'glum-che\) is the rocky island off the northwest coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 470 m in east-west direction and 290 m wide.

The feature is named after the settlement of Glumche in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Glumche Island is located 830 m west-southwest of Cape Wallace and 1.08 km north of Fernandez Point. British mapping in 2009.

Maps

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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