Wright Bay
Wright Bay is a small bay formed between the west side of Helen Glacier Tongue and the mainland. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Charles S. Wright of Scott's Terra Nova expedition.- Cove
- Description: bay
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-66.56667° or 66° 34′ south
Longitude
93.7° or 93° 42′ east
Open location code
3M5MCMMX+8X
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Wright Bay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “賴特灣”
- German: “Wright Bay”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wright Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wright Bay”
- Norwegian: “Wright Bay”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Helen Glacier and Helen Glacier Tongue.
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