Mount Wright

Mount Wright

Mount Wright (71°33′S 169°10′E / 71.55°S 169.167°E / -71.55; 169.167) is a peak over 1,800 m in the north part of the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land. 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 (later Sir Charles) S. Wright (1887–1975), physicist with the expedition.

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