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Hammerfest

American  
[hah-mer-fest] / ˈhɑ mərˌfɛst /

noun

  1. a seaport in N Norway: the northernmost town in Europe.


Hammerfest British  
/ ˈhamərfɛst /

noun

  1. a port in N Norway, on the W coast of Kvalöy Island: the northernmost town in Europe, with uninterrupted daylight from May 17 to July 29 and no sun between Nov 21 and Jan 21; fishing and tourist centre. Pop: 9157 (2004 est)

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Supply is also under pressure from an unplanned outage at Norway’s Hammerfest LNG plant, according to ANZ.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Mr Hesten helped to remove the harness from the whale, which then swam to the nearby port of Hammerfest, where it lived for several months.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2024

OneWhale has partnered with Hammerfest to build a 500-acre protected ocean reserve for Hvaldi and other whales currently living in captivity.

From Scientific American Jun. 6, 2023

Equinor’s Hammerfest LNG plant liquefies gas from the Snohvit field in the Barents Sea.

From Seattle Times May 4, 2022

Most pressing were they all to induce me to stay some days with them, and gladly indeed would I have complied had circumstances permitted; but I felt compelled to hasten back to Hammerfest.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various

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