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Location
  
Antarctica

Population
  
Uninhabtied

Archipelago
  
South Shetland Islands

Island group
  
South Shetland Islands

Glumche Island

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.

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Map of Glumche Island, Antarctica

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

  • South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

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    Glumche Island Wikipedia
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