Glossop

Glossop is a small town in the Riverland region of . It was gazetted in 1921 as the town in a soldier settlement area after the First World War and was named after Admiral Glossop, who had been in command of HMAS Sydney when it sank SMS Emden in 1914.
  • Village with about 920 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (120 feet)
  • Description: town in South Australia
  • Also known as
    “Glossop, South Australia”
    “Glossop, South Australia, Australia”
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monash and Barmera.
, known as Lone Gum to the early settlers, is a town in the Riverland area of .
4½ km northeast of Glossop
is a town in the Riverland region of .
is a town in the central area of the Riverland region of .
7 km east of Glossop
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Latitude
-34.27009° or 34° 16′ 12″ south
Longitude
140.52791° or 140° 31′ 41″ east
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4RQ2PGHH+X5
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Glossop” goes by many names.
GlossopAsturian
ГлоссопChechen
Glossop, South AustraliaDutch
گلوسپ، جنوبی آسٹریلیاUrdu
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”

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