Wright Island () is an ice-covered island long, lying at the north edge of

Getz Ice Shelf The Getz Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedd ...

about midway between

Carney Island Carney Island () is an ice-covered island, long with all but its north coast lying within the Getz Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It is located between Siple Island and Wright Island along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Name Carney Island was fi ...

and

Martin Peninsula Martin Peninsula () is a peninsula about long and wide that is ice-covered except for a few rock outcrops along its margins, located between Getz Ice Shelf and Dotson Ice Shelf on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. The farthest point of ...

, on the

Bakutis Coast The Getz Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded ...

Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centu ...

, Antarctica.

Location

Wright Island is on the seaward side of the eastern end of the

. Carney Island is to the west and

is to the east.

Nunn Island The Getz Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded ...

Brennan Inlet The Getz Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded ...

and

Spaulding Peninsula The Getz Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded ...

are to the south. Features include Beyl Head, Cape Felt and Armbruster Rocks.

Discovery and naming

Wright Island was delineated from air photos taken by

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

Operation Highjump Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America (exploration b ...

in January 1947. It was amed by the United States

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

(US-ACAN) after Admiral

Jerauld Wright Admiral (United States), Admiral Jerauld Wright (June 4, 1898 – April 27, 1995) was an officer in the United States Navy. He served as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Joint Forces Command, United States Atlantic Command (CINCLAN ...

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft ...

, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, in over-all command of the

Operation Deep Freeze Operation Deep Freeze is the code name for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on. (There was an init ...

during the International Geophysical Year, 1957–58.

Features

Beyl Head

. 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 Dome C , also known as dôme Circe, Dome Charlie ( US) or dôme Concordia, is located at Antarctica at an elevation of above sea level, on one of several domes of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Location dome C is on the Antarctic Plateau, inland from ...

aircraft recovery program which resulted in the successful recovery of two LC-130 aircraft damaged during Operation Deep Freeze 1975.

Cape Felt

. An ice-covered cape which marks the north end of Wright Island. First mapped from air photos taken by United States Navy

in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN after Admiral Harry D. Felt, United States Navy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations in the post 1957-58 IGY period.

Armbruster Rocks

. Exposed rocks on the west side of Wright Island, southwest of Cape Felt. Mapped by the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on Mar ...

(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.

References

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