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Hayesbreen is a glacier in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after American politician and Arctic explorer Isaac Israel Hayes. The glacier has a length of about eighteen kilometers, and debouches into the bay of Mohnbukta. [1] Surrounding mountains are Aagaardfjellet to the north, [2] Jebensfjellet to the south, [3] and Panofskyfjellet where Hayesbreen joins the glacier of Königsbergbreen. [4]

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References

  1. "Hayesbreen (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. "Aagaardfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. "Jebensfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. "Panofskyfjellet (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute . Retrieved 4 June 2014.

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