Glumche Island (Bulgarian: остров Глумче, romanizedostrov Glumche, IPA: [ˈɔstrov ˈɡɫumt͡ʃɛ]) 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.

Glumche Island
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
Glumche Island is located in Antarctica
Glumche Island
Glumche Island
Location of Glumche Island
Glumche Island is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Glumche Island
Glumche Island
Glumche Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°14′07″S 62°13′45″W / 63.23528°S 62.22917°W / -63.23528; -62.22917
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

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

Location

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

Maps

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Map of Smith and Low Islands in the South Shetland Islands

References

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