Hayesbreen

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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Coordinates: 78°23′02″N 18°30′36″E / 78.384°N 18.510°E / 78.384; 18.510


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