Templet (Svalbard)

Templet is a mountain north of Sassenfjorden, at the south side of Bünsow Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Its height is 766 metre. The name Templet stems from its resemblance to a ruined Gothic cathedral, consisting of eroded horizontal layers of shales, silicates and limestones.[1][2]

Templet
Templet viewed from across Tempelfjorden
Highest point
Elevation766 m (2,513 ft)
Geography
LocationBünsow Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

The mountain lies within the Sassen – Bünsow Land National Park, and is regarded as a tourist attraction.

References

  1. "Templet". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  2. "Templet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

78°25′02″N 16°43′06″E


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