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]

Tempelfjorden is located at the inner end of Sassenfjorden (in Isfjorden).
The seashore in Tempelfjorden, late March - 2016

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 2016-04-16.


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