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.
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