Tempelfjorden

Tempelfjorden is located at the inner end of Sassenfjorden (in Isfjorden).

Tempelfjorden is a fjord branch at the inner end of Sassenfjorden, a part of Isfjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between Sabine Land and Bünsow Land.[1]

The fjord is named after the mountain Templet, which resembles a temple.

Every winter, the sailing vessel Noorderlicht is intentionally frozen into Tempelfjorden.

References

  1. ↑ "Tempelfjorden". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

Coordinates: 78°22′30″N 16°46′34″E / 78.37500°N 16.77611°E