Operafjellet
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Operafjellet
Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Operafjellet ("The Opera Mountain") is a mountain on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. It is 968 metres (3,176 ft) tall and is located on the north side of Adventdalen. It is named for the amphitheatre-shape of the mountain on the western side, with the peak Tenoren ("The Tenor") sticking up.[1] On 29 August 1996, it was the site for the crash of Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 during approach to Svalbard Airport, Longyear, killing 141 people.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Operafjellet". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "29 Aug 1996". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
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