Templet is a mountain north of
Sassenfjorden
Sassenfjorden is a part of Isfjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, in between Bünsow Land and Nordenskiöld Land. The inner branch of Sassenfjorden is named Tempelfjorden
Tempelfjorden is a fjord branch at the inner end of Sassenfjorden, a ...
, at the south side of
Bünsow Land
Bünsow Land is a land area at the inner end of Isfjorden at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It forms a peninsula between Billefjorden and Sassenfjorden and Tempelfjorden. Bünsow Land is named after Friedrich Christian Ernestus Bünsow.
Bünsow La ...
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.
The mountain lies within the
Sassen – Bünsow Land National Park, and is regarded as a
tourist attraction
A tourist attraction is a place of interest that tourists visit, typically for its inherent or an exhibited natural or cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty, offering leisure and amusement.
Types
Places of natural ...
.
References
Mountains of Spitsbergen
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