Longyear River

River in Svalbard, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 Munro Longyear.[4]

The Longyear River in the upper part of the Longyear Valley, passing Nybyen (left) and Sverdrupbyen

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