Wright Peak, Antarctica

Wright Peak (73°40′S 94°32′W) is a small rock Peak (1,510 m or 4,950 ft) located 0.5 nautical miles (0.6 mi; 0.9 km) south of Sutley Peak in the Jones Mountains. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota Jones Mountains Party of 1960–61 which named it for Herb Wright, a glacial geologist from the University of Minnesota and an advisor to the party and visited Antarctica in the 1961–62 season.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Wright Peak, Antarctica". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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