Jump to content

Leighbreen

Coordinates: 80°09.0′N 26°28.4′E / 80.1500°N 26.4733°E / 80.1500; 26.4733
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leighbreen is a glacier on Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. It is located near the northeastern coast. The glacier is named after British explorer Benjamin Leigh Smith,[1] who visited the archipelago several times in the 1870s and 1880s.[2]

References

[edit]
  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


Stub icon

This article about a glacier in Nordaustlandet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leighbreen&oldid=942579914"