Glossop, South Australia
Glossop is a small town in the Riverland region of South Australia. 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. At the 2016 census, Glossop had a population of 984.
| Glossop South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Glossop | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′S 140°31′E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 919 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 25 August 1921 (town) 3 December 1998 (locality) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5344 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Berri Barmera Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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