Longyear River

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

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 Munro Longyear.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Longyearelva". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Longyeardalen". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 7 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

78°11.9′N 15°34.5′E / 78.1983°N 15.5750°E / 78.1983; 15.5750