Templet (Svalbard)

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

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.

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

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