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Wright Peninsula (67°28′S 68°10′W / 67.467°S 68.167°W / -67.467; -68.167) is a peninsula lying between Ryder and Stonehouse Bays on the east coast of Adelaide Island. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1964 for Alan F. Wright, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) surveyor at nearby Adelaide station, 1960-63.

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