Leighbreen

Leighbreen

Leighbreen

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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]

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  1. [1]
    "Leighbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Kapp Leigh Smith (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

80°09.0′N 26°28.4′E


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