Wright Upper Glacier

Wright Upper Glacier (77°32′S 160°35′E / 77.533°S 160.583°E / -77.533; 160.583Coordinates: 77°32′S 160°35′E / 77.533°S 160.583°E / -77.533; 160.583) is an ice apron at the upper west end of Wright Valley formed by a glacier flowing east from the inland ice plateau. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) for C.S. Wright, a member of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13), after whom the "Wright Glacier" (now Wright Lower Glacier) was named.

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