Tempelfjorden

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 northern part of Tempelfjorden seen from Fjordnibba
Tempelfjorden is located at the inner end of Sassenfjorden (in Isfjorden).
The seashore in Tempelfjorden where it meets Sassenfjorden

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

Between 2002 and 2015, the sailing vessel Noorderlicht was intentionally frozen into Tempelfjorden every winter.

References
  1. "Tempelfjorden". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

78°22′30″N 16°46′34″E


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