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Wright Inlet
Wright Inlet (73°57′S 61°26′W / 73.950°S 61.433°W) is an ice-filled inlet receding westward between Cape Little and Cape Wheeler along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.
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Wright Inlet is on the Lassiter Coast of southern Palmer Land, opening onto the Weddell Sea to the east. The Hutton Mountains are to the southwest, the Playfair Mountains to the west and the Werner Mountains are to the northwest. It is north of Keller Inlet and south of Howkins Inlet. Piggott Peninsula lies on the north side of the inlet. Cape Wheeler to the north and Cape Little to the south define the mouth of the inlet. The inlet is fed by the Waverley Glacier, which enters from the east. Further inland it is fed from the west by Squires Glacier and Swann Glacier.
Wright Inlet inlet was photographed from the air in 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) and in 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne. It was named by Ronne for John Kirtland Wright, Director of the American Geographical Society, which lent its auspices to Ronne's expedition.
73°58′S 61°05′W / 73.967°S 61.083°W. An abrupt rock scarp rising to 460 metres (1,510 ft). It forms the north side of the entrance to Wright Inlet. The cape was photographed from the air in 1940 by the USAS and in 1947 by the RARE under Ronne. Named by Ronne for John Neville Wheeler, president of the North American Newspaper Alliance and a contributor to the expedition.
74°05′S 61°04′W / 74.083°S 61.067°W. Cape at the east extremity of the peninsula between Wright INlet and Keller Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Probably seen from the air by members of the USAS who photographed Wright Inlet in December 1940. Photographed from the air during 1947 by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by Ronne for Delbert M. Little, Assistant Chief for Operations, United States Weather Bureau, who arranged the program for sending weather reports from the RARE.
74°01′S 61°38′W / 74.017°S 61.633°W. Narrow glacier flowing along the south flank of Mount Tricorn and entering Wright Inlet. This glacier was photographed from the air by members of the USAS in December 1940, and by the RARE under Ronne in 1947. Named by Ronne after Waverly, New York, home of the Kasco Mills. Mr. Marc Ivy and Mr. Edwin Knapp, officers of the Kasco Mills, contributed twenty tons of dog food to Ronne's expedition.
73°58′S 62°35′W / 73.967°S 62.583°W. A tributary glacier between the Playfair and Hutton Mountains, flowing east-northeast to Swann Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Peter L. Squires, glaciologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.
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Wright Inlet
Wright Inlet (73°57′S 61°26′W / 73.950°S 61.433°W) is an ice-filled inlet receding westward between Cape Little and Cape Wheeler along the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica.
Download coordinates as:
Wright Inlet is on the Lassiter Coast of southern Palmer Land, opening onto the Weddell Sea to the east. The Hutton Mountains are to the southwest, the Playfair Mountains to the west and the Werner Mountains are to the northwest. It is north of Keller Inlet and south of Howkins Inlet. Piggott Peninsula lies on the north side of the inlet. Cape Wheeler to the north and Cape Little to the south define the mouth of the inlet. The inlet is fed by the Waverley Glacier, which enters from the east. Further inland it is fed from the west by Squires Glacier and Swann Glacier.
Wright Inlet inlet was photographed from the air in 1940 by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) and in 1947 by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) under Finn Ronne. It was named by Ronne for John Kirtland Wright, Director of the American Geographical Society, which lent its auspices to Ronne's expedition.
73°58′S 61°05′W / 73.967°S 61.083°W. An abrupt rock scarp rising to 460 metres (1,510 ft). It forms the north side of the entrance to Wright Inlet. The cape was photographed from the air in 1940 by the USAS and in 1947 by the RARE under Ronne. Named by Ronne for John Neville Wheeler, president of the North American Newspaper Alliance and a contributor to the expedition.
74°05′S 61°04′W / 74.083°S 61.067°W. Cape at the east extremity of the peninsula between Wright INlet and Keller Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land. Probably seen from the air by members of the USAS who photographed Wright Inlet in December 1940. Photographed from the air during 1947 by the RARE under Ronne, who in conjunction with the FIDS charted it from the ground. Named by Ronne for Delbert M. Little, Assistant Chief for Operations, United States Weather Bureau, who arranged the program for sending weather reports from the RARE.
74°01′S 61°38′W / 74.017°S 61.633°W. Narrow glacier flowing along the south flank of Mount Tricorn and entering Wright Inlet. This glacier was photographed from the air by members of the USAS in December 1940, and by the RARE under Ronne in 1947. Named by Ronne after Waverly, New York, home of the Kasco Mills. Mr. Marc Ivy and Mr. Edwin Knapp, officers of the Kasco Mills, contributed twenty tons of dog food to Ronne's expedition.
73°58′S 62°35′W / 73.967°S 62.583°W. A tributary glacier between the Playfair and Hutton Mountains, flowing east-northeast to Swann Glacier. Mapped by USGS from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1961-67. Named by US-ACAN for Peter L. Squires, glaciologist at Byrd Station, summer 1965-66.