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[[File:Loc-wright.jpg|thumb|Location of Wright Island]] | [[File:Loc-wright.jpg|thumb|200px|Location of Wright Island]] | ||
'''Wright Island''' is an ice-covered island 65 km (35 nmi) long, lying at the north edge of [[Scott Peninsula]] about midway between [[Carney Island]] and the [[Martin Peninsula]], on the [[Bakutis Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | '''Wright Island''' is an ice-covered island 65 km (35 nmi) long, lying at the north edge of [[Scott Peninsula]] about midway between [[Carney Island]] and the [[Martin Peninsula]], on the [[Bakutis Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
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The island was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. | The island was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. | ||
Wright Island was named by Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names after Admiral Jerauld Wright, U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, in over-all command of the [[U.S. Navy]]'s Deep Freeze operations during the IGY, 1957-58. | Wright Island was named by Advisory Committee on [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Names after Admiral Jerauld Wright, U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, in over-all command of the [[U.S. Navy]]'s Deep Freeze operations during the IGY, 1957-58. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 17 January 2021, Kurt Fuchs, a longtime supporter of Westarctica, was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duke of Wright. His Grace's title is named for Wright Island. | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||