Operafjellet

{{Short description|Mountain in Svalbard, Norway}}

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| location = Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

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Operafjellet ("The Opera Mountain") is a mountain on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. It is {{convert|968|m}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Operafjellet?ident=10846 |title=Operafjellet |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=20 February 2013}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960829-0 |title=29 Aug 1996 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=1 April 2010}}

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Category:Mountains of Spitsbergen

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