The Longyear River[1][2] (Norwegian: Longyearelva) is a river which runs through the Longyear Valley, passing through the town of Longyearbyen and draining into Adventfjorden on the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway.[3] It is named for the American industrialist John Munroe Longyear.[4]
References
edit- ^ NASA Visible Earth: Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
- ^ García-Moyano, Antonio et al. 2015. Novel and Unexpected Microbial Diversity in Acid Mine Drainage in Svalbard (78° N), Revealed by Culture-Independent Approaches. Microorganisms 3: 667–694, p. 670.
- ^ "Longyearelva". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ "Longyeardalen". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
78°11.9′N 15°34.5′E / 78.1983°N 15.5750°E
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