Wright Island

Wright Island is an ice-covered island 35 nautical miles long, lying at the north edge of about midway between and , on the Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.

Wright Island

Latitude
-74.05° or 74° 3′ south
Longitude
-116.75° or 116° 45′ west
Elevation
326 metres (1,070 feet)
Open location code
25Q5X722+22
Geo­Names ID
6628288
Wiki­data ID
Q6980542
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wright Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Wright Island (pulo sa Antarctica)
  • Cebuano: Wright Island
  • Chinese: 莱特岛
  • Chinese: 萊特島
  • Chinese: 賴特島
  • Chinese: 赖特岛
  • Dutch: Wright Island
  • German: Wright Island
  • Italian: Isola Wright
  • Japanese: ライト島
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Wright Island
  • Polish: Wright Island
  • Swedish: Wright Island, Antarktis
  • Swedish: Wright Island

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