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234: 46: 53: 568: 533: 431:(USGS) from surveys and United States Navy aerial photographs, 1959-67. Named by US-ACAN after Lieutenant Robert B. Armbruster, United States Navy, Communications Officer at Christchurch, New Zealand, Operation Deep Freeze, 1963 and 1964. 339:. An ice-covered headland midway on the east side of Wright Island. Named by US-ACAN in 1977 after Commander David D. Beyl, United States Navy, Operations Officer, Operation Deep Freeze 1976, with responsibility for planning the 572: 537: 541: 277: 125: 592: 45: 343:
aircraft recovery program which resulted in the successful recovery of two LC-130 aircraft damaged during Operation Deep Freeze 1975.
427:. Exposed rocks on the west side of Wright Island, 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) southwest of Cape Felt. Mapped by the 576: 428: 31: 381:. An ice-covered cape which marks the north end of Wright Island. First mapped from air photos taken by United States Navy 86: 399: 353: 311: 195: 293: 162:) is an ice-covered island 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long, lying at the north edge of 233: 222: 258: 217: 382: 289: 273: 270: 212: 548: 246: 171: 179: 30:
This article is about the island in Antarctica. For the island in South Australia, see
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are to the south. Features include Beyl Head, Cape Felt and Armbruster Rocks.
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Wright Island is on the seaward side of the eastern end of the
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Wright Island was delineated from air photos taken by
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during the International Geophysical Year, 1957–58.
276:in January 1947. It was amed by the United States 80: 70: 65: 461: 385:in January 1947. Named by US-ACAN after Admiral 8: 237:East side of the island in northwest of map 36: 553:, USGS: United States Geological Survey 542:United States Board on Geographic Names 497: 485: 473: 449: 439: 278:Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names 52: 7: 245:. Carney Island is to the west and 575:from websites or documents of the 540:from websites or documents of the 25: 517:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 571: This article incorporates 566: 536: This article incorporates 531: 51: 44: 577:United States Geological Survey 429:United States Geological Survey 32:Wright Island (South Australia) 514:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 223:GPX (secondary coordinates) 609: 593:Islands of Marie Byrd Land 29: 218:GPX (primary coordinates) 193:Map all coordinates using 39: 280:(US-ACAN) after Admiral 201:Download coordinates as: 573:public domain material 538:public domain material 238: 462:Martin Peninsula USGS 294:Operation Deep Freeze 236: 213:GPX (all coordinates) 166:about midway between 265:Discovery and naming 27:Island in Antarctica 411: /  365: /  323: /  259:Spaulding Peninsula 137: /  98: /  415:73.950°S 116.817°W 383:Operation Highjump 369:73.867°S 116.383°W 327:74.083°S 116.517°W 290:United States Navy 274:Operation Highjump 271:United States Navy 239: 142:74.033°S 116.833°W 102:74.033°S 116.833°W 420:-73.950; -116.817 374:-73.867; -116.383 332:-74.083; -116.517 147:-74.033; -116.833 117: 116: 107:-74.033; -116.833 16:(Redirected from 600: 570: 569: 560: 559: 558: 550:Martin Peninsula 535: 534: 530: 529: 528: 522: 501: 495: 489: 483: 477: 471: 465: 459: 453: 447: 426: 425: 423: 422: 421: 416: 412: 409: 408: 407: 404: 393:Armbruster Rocks 380: 379: 377: 376: 375: 370: 366: 363: 362: 361: 358: 338: 337: 335: 334: 333: 328: 324: 321: 320: 319: 316: 249:is to the east. 247:Martin Peninsula 172:Martin Peninsula 161: 160: 158: 157: 156: 154: 149: 148: 143: 138: 135: 134: 133: 130: 113: 112: 110: 109: 108: 103: 99: 96: 95: 94: 91: 55: 54: 48: 37: 21: 18:Armbruster Rocks 608: 607: 603: 602: 601: 599: 598: 597: 583: 582: 567: 563: 556: 554: 547: 532: 526: 524: 520: 513: 509: 504: 496: 492: 484: 480: 472: 468: 460: 456: 448: 441: 437: 419: 417: 413: 410: 405: 402: 400: 398: 397: 395: 373: 371: 367: 364: 359: 356: 354: 352: 351: 349: 331: 329: 325: 322: 317: 314: 312: 310: 309: 307: 302: 267: 231: 230: 229: 228: 227: 188: 180:Marie Byrd Land 152: 150: 146: 144: 140: 139: 136: 131: 128: 126: 124: 123: 106: 104: 100: 97: 92: 89: 87: 85: 84: 61: 60: 59: 58: 57: 56: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 606: 604: 596: 595: 585: 584: 581: 580: 562: 561: 545: 510: 508: 505: 503: 502: 490: 488:, p. 235. 478: 466: 454: 452:, p. 824. 438: 436: 433: 394: 391: 348: 345: 306: 303: 301: 298: 282:Jerauld Wright 266: 263: 243:Getz Ice Shelf 226: 225: 220: 215: 210: 204: 198: 191: 190: 189: 187: 184: 182:, Antarctica. 164:Getz Ice Shelf 115: 114: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 63: 62: 50: 49: 43: 42: 41: 40: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 605: 594: 591: 590: 588: 578: 574: 565: 564: 552: 551: 546: 543: 539: 519: 518: 512: 511: 506: 500:, p. 27. 499: 494: 491: 487: 482: 479: 476:, p. 65. 475: 470: 467: 463: 458: 455: 451: 446: 444: 440: 434: 432: 430: 424: 392: 390: 388: 387:Harry D. Felt 384: 378: 346: 344: 342: 336: 304: 299: 297: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 272: 264: 262: 260: 256: 255:Brennan Inlet 252: 248: 244: 235: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 209: 206: 205: 203: 202: 197: 196:OpenStreetMap 194: 185: 183: 181: 177: 176:Bakutis Coast 173: 169: 168:Carney Island 165: 159: 153:Wright Island 121: 120:Wright Island 111: 83: 79: 76: 73: 69: 64: 47: 38: 33: 19: 555:, retrieved 549: 525:, retrieved 516: 498:Alberts 1995 493: 486:Alberts 1995 481: 474:Alberts 1995 469: 457: 450:Alberts 1995 396: 350: 341:Dome Charlie 308: 268: 240: 200: 199: 192: 119: 118: 418: / 372: / 330: / 251:Nunn Island 145: / 105: / 81:Coordinates 557:2024-04-09 527:2023-12-03 435:References 151: ( 75:Antarctica 347:Cape Felt 305:Beyl Head 286:U.S. Navy 174:, on the 66:Geography 587:Category 406:116°49′W 360:116°23′W 318:116°31′W 300:Features 186:Location 132:116°50′W 93:116°50′W 71:Location 507:Sources 403:73°57′S 357:73°52′S 315:74°05′S 129:74°02′S 90:74°2′S 521:(PDF) 257:and 170:and 292:'s 208:KML 589:: 442:^ 284:, 253:, 178:, 579:. 544:. 464:. 155:) 122:( 34:. 20:)

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Armbruster Rocks
Wright Island (South Australia)
Wright Island is located in Antarctica
Antarctica
74°2′S 116°50′W / 74.033°S 116.833°W / -74.033; -116.833
74°02′S 116°50′W / 74.033°S 116.833°W / -74.033; -116.833 (Wright Island)
Getz Ice Shelf
Carney Island
Martin Peninsula
Bakutis Coast
Marie Byrd Land
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)

Getz Ice Shelf
Martin Peninsula
Nunn Island
Brennan Inlet
Spaulding Peninsula
United States Navy
Operation Highjump
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Jerauld Wright
U.S. Navy
United States Navy
Operation Deep Freeze
74°05′S 116°31′W / 74.083°S 116.517°W / -74.083; -116.517

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