![]() Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°14′07″S 62°13′45″W / 63.23528°S 62.22917°WCoordinates: 63°14′07″S 62°13′45″W / 63.23528°S 62.22917°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
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Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabtied |
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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.
Glumche Island is located 830 m west-southwest of Cape Wallace and 1.08 km north of Fernandez Point. British mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.