# Wright Island > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wright_Island > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wright_Island.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Island > Source revision: 1218211536 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Island in Antarctica This article is about the island in Antarctica. For the island in South Australia, see [Wright Island (South Australia)](/source/Wright_Island_(South_Australia)). Wright Island Geography Location Antarctica Coordinates 74°2′S 116°50′W / 74.033°S 116.833°W / -74.033; -116.833 **Wright Island** ([74°02′S 116°50′W / 74.033°S 116.833°W / -74.033; -116.833 (Wright Island)](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wright_Island¶ms=74_02_S_116_50_W_&title=Wright+Island)) is an ice-covered island 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long, lying at the north edge of [Getz Ice Shelf](/source/Getz_Ice_Shelf) about midway between [Carney Island](/source/Carney_Island) and [Martin Peninsula](/source/Martin_Peninsula), on the [Bakutis Coast](/source/Bakutis_Coast), [Marie Byrd Land](/source/Marie_Byrd_Land), Antarctica.[1] ## Location **Map all coordinates using** [OpenStreetMap](https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=Wright_Island) **Download coordinates as:** - [KML](https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=Wright_Island) - [GPX (all coordinates)](https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?project=en.wikipedia.org&coprimary=all&titles=Wright_Island) - [GPX (primary coordinates)](https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?project=en.wikipedia.org&coprimary=primary&titles=Wright_Island) - [GPX (secondary coordinates)](https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?project=en.wikipedia.org&coprimary=secondary&titles=Wright_Island) East side of the island in northwest of map Wright Island is on the seaward side of the eastern end of the [Getz Ice Shelf](/source/Getz_Ice_Shelf). Carney Island is to the west and [Martin Peninsula](/source/Martin_Peninsula) is to the east. [Nunn Island](/source/Nunn_Island), [Brennan Inlet](/source/Brennan_Inlet) and [Spaulding Peninsula](/source/Spaulding_Peninsula) are to the south. Features include Beyl Head, Cape Felt and Armbruster Rocks.[2] ## Discovery and naming Wright Island was delineated from air photos taken by [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) [Operation Highjump](/source/Operation_Highjump) in January 1947. It was amed by the United States [Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names](/source/Advisory_Committee_on_Antarctic_Names) (US-ACAN) after Admiral [Jerauld Wright](/source/Jerauld_Wright), [U.S. Navy](/source/U.S._Navy), Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, in over-all command of the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy)'s [Operation Deep Freeze](/source/Operation_Deep_Freeze) during the International Geophysical Year, 1957–58.[1] ## Features ### Beyl Head [74°05′S 116°31′W / 74.083°S 116.517°W / -74.083; -116.517](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wright_Island¶ms=74_05_S_116_31_W_). An ice-covered headland midway on the east side of Wright Island. Named by US-ACAN in 1977 after Commander David D. Beyl, United States Navy, Operations Officer, Operation Deep Freeze 1976, with responsibility for planning the [Dome Charlie](/source/Dome_Charlie) aircraft recovery program which resulted in the successful recovery of two LC-130 aircraft damaged during Operation Deep Freeze 1975.[3] ### Cape Felt [73°52′S 116°23′W / 73.867°S 116.383°W / -73.867; -116.383](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wright_Island¶ms=73_52_S_116_23_W_). An ice-covered cape which marks the north end of Wright Island. First mapped from air photos taken by United States Navy [Operation Highjump](/source/Operation_Highjump) in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN after Admiral [Harry D. Felt](/source/Harry_D._Felt), United States Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations in the post 1957-58 IGY period.[4] ### Armbruster Rocks [73°57′S 116°49′W / 73.950°S 116.817°W / -73.950; -116.817](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wright_Island¶ms=73_57_S_116_49_W_). Exposed rocks on the west side of Wright Island, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) southwest of Cape Felt. Mapped by the [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1959-67. Named by US-ACAN after Lieutenant Robert B. Armbruster, United States Navy, Communications Officer at Christchurch, New Zealand, Operation Deep Freeze, 1963 and 1964.[5] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995824_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995824_1-1) [Alberts 1995](#CITEREFAlberts1995), p. 824. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMartin_Peninsula_USGS_2-0)** [Martin Peninsula USGS](#CITEREFMartin_Peninsula_USGS). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts199565_3-0)** [Alberts 1995](#CITEREFAlberts1995), p. 65. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts1995235_4-0)** [Alberts 1995](#CITEREFAlberts1995), p. 235. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAlberts199527_5-0)** [Alberts 1995](#CITEREFAlberts1995), p. 27. ## Sources - Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), [*Geographic Names of the Antarctic*](https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf) (PDF) (2 ed.), United States Board on Geographic Names, retrieved 2023-12-03 This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from websites or documents of the [United States Board on Geographic Names](/source/United_States_Board_on_Geographic_Names). - [*Martin Peninsula*](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C74112s5_Ant.Map_Martin_Peninsula.jpg), USGS: United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2024-04-09{{[citation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation)}}: CS1 maint: publisher location ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_publisher_location)) - This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from websites or documents of the [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey). --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wright Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Island) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Island?action=history)). 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