Hayesbreen

#1992 among destinations in Norway

Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature

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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. Surrounding mountains are Aagaardfjellet to the north, Jebensfjellet to the south, and Panofskyfjellet where Hayesbreen joins the glacier of Königsbergbreen. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 78°20'60"N, 18°30'0"E

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SvalbardNorway

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Hayesbreen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aagaardfjellet, Kroghfjellet, Bairdfjellet, Jebensfjellet.

4.3 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Aagaardfjellet
110 min walk • Aagaardfjellet is a mountain in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after Norwegian businessperson Andreas Zacharias Aagaard.
5.8 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Kroghfjellet
148 min walk • Kroghfjellet is a mountain in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located west of the bay of Mohnbukta and south of the glacier of Hayesbreen. The mountain has a length of about five kilometers. It is named after a German consul in Tromsø in the 1870s. The glacier of Usherbreen is located between Kroghfjellet and Domen.
3.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Bairdfjellet
99 min walk • Bairdfjellet is a mountain in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It has a height of 857 m.a.s.l. and is situated between the glaciers of Hayesbreen and Fimbulisen/Rabotbreen.
0.5 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Jebensfjellet
12 min walk • Jebensfjellet is a mountain in Sabine Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The mountain has a height of 607 m.a.s.l. and is surrounded by the glaciers of Hayesbreen, Luitpoldbreen and Königsbergbreen.