Mount Wright

Mount Wright (71°33′S 169°10′E) is a peak over 1,800 m in the north part of the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It rises between Shipley Glacier and Crume Glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of Birthday Point. The feature was named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, after Charles S. Wright (1887–1975), physicist with the expedition.

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