Longyear River Explained

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

78.1983°N 49.5°W

Notes and References

  1. http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=8577 NASA Visible Earth: Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
  2. 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.
  3. Web site: Longyearelva . . 7 April 2012 . 11 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20120711134343/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detaile.asp?placeNameID=68563M . dead .
  4. Web site: Longyeardalen . . 7 April 2012 . 10 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20120710214919/http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detaile.asp?placeNameID=48562I . dead .

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