Operafjellet

Operafjellet
Elevation 968 m (3,176 ft)[1]
Location
Operafjellet

Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Coordinates 78°13.5′N 16°3.1′E / 78.2250°N 16.0517°ECoordinates: 78°13.5′N 16°3.1′E / 78.2250°N 16.0517°E[1]

Operafjellet ("The Opera Mountain") is a mountain on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. It is 968 metres (3,176 ft) tall and is located on the north side of Adventdalen. It is named for the amphitheatre-shape of the mountain on the western side, with the peak Tenoren ("The Tenor") sticking up.[1] On 29 August 1996, it was the site for the crash of Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 during approach to Svalbard Airport, Longyear, killing 141 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Operafjellet". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "29 Aug 1996". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 April 2010.