Longyear River

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

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

1. 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. "Longyearelva". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
4. "Longyeardalen". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

78°11.9′N 15°34.5′E