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Leighbreen

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Leighbreen is a glacier on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is located near the northeastern coast. The glacier is named after British explorer Benjamin Leigh Smith, who visited the archipelago several times in the 1870s and 1880s.

References

  1. "Leighbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. "Kapp Leigh Smith (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

80°09.0′N 26°28.4′E / 80.1500°N 26.4733°E / 80.1500; 26.4733


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