Wright Inlet

Wright Inlet is an ice-filled inlet receding westward between Cape Little and Cape Wheeler along the east coast of , Antarctica.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lassiter Coast.

Locality
The is the portion of the east coast of the that extends from Cape Mackintosh to Cape Adams. The northern portion of this coast was discovered and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service in 1940. is situated 9 km southeast of Wright Inlet.

Wright Inlet

Latitude
-73.983° or 73° 58′ 59″ south
Longitude
-61.333° or 61° 19′ 59″ west
Open location code
27RW2M88+QR
Geo­Names ID
6628287
Wiki­data ID
Q278522
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Wright Inlet” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 賴特灣
  • German: Wright Inlet
  • Italian: Insenatura di Wright
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Wrightfjorden
  • Spanish: Wright, ensenada
  • Swedish: Wright, ensenada

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wheeler, Cape and Little, Cape.

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