Leighbreen

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


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