Bungeleira is a plain in Sørkapp Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located south of Bungebreen and Plogen and north of Tørrflya. The plain is named after Russian Arctic explorer Alexandr Alexandrovich Bunge.[1] The river of Bungeelva flows from Bungevatnet and passes between Tørrflya and Bungeleira and the front of the glacier of Vitkovskijbreen.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bungeleira (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bungeelva (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

76°45′13″N 16°05′56″E / 76.75375°N 16.09882°E / 76.75375; 16.09882


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