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Hammerfest

American

[hah-mer-fest] / ˈhɑ mərˌfɛst /

noun

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

Hammerfest British

/ ˈhamərfɛst /

noun

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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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

Andrey Yakunin who holds both a Russian and British passport, was arrested in Hammerfest, in Artic Norway, on Oct.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Norway has taken the lead, establishing at Hammerfest in Finnmark the world's first plant above the Arctic Circle to export liquified natural gas.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2020

Gainvard's expedition quitted Hammerfest, the northernmost town in Scandinavia, and after a voyage of some weeks in duration, approached the gloomy coast of ice-bound Spitzbergen.

From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport

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