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Tempelfjorden

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

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.

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

References

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  1. ^ "Tempelfjorden". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

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


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