Glossop

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in South Australia

• Lyrup
  6.8 mi away · pop. 144
• Kingston On Murray
  10.9 mi away · pop. 60
• Paringa
  16.1 mi away · pop. 1,026
• Veitch
  27 mi away
• Alawoona
  32.2 mi away · pop. 11
• Ramco
  34.8 mi away
• Taylorville
  35.8 mi away
• Wanbi
  36.4 mi away
• Mercunda
  38.1 mi away
• Mindarie
  41.5 mi away · pop. 3
• Galga
  43.6 mi away
• Halidon
  46.3 mi away

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Recently spotted species

French Rocket

Sisymbrium erysimoides

Seen 2026-07-12

Ward's Weed

Carrichtera annua

Seen 2026-07-10

Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

Seen 2026-07-09

Garden Treasure Flower

Gazania × splendens

Seen 2026-07-09

Common Everlasting

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Seen 2026-07-09

lobed hop-bush

Dodonaea lobulata

Seen 2026-07-09

Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

Seen 2026-07-09

Singing Honeyeater

Gavicalis virescens

Seen 2026-07-09

Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

Seen 2026-07-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Glossop, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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