The Longyear River (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. It is named for the American industrialist John Munroe Longyear.
References
- 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 / 78.1983; 15.5750
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