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Kirkenes

American  
[kheer-kuh-nes] / ˈxir kəˌnɛs /

noun

  1. a seaport in NE Norway held by Germans in World War II.


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If you leave Kirkenes and head towards the North Pole, you come across the magnificent Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard at about the half-way mark.

From BBC May 23, 2025

Visiting locals from the Russian border town of Nikel faced the diplomat while residents from Kirkenes silently turned their back to him, according to the online outlet the Barents Observer.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2023

The cruise liner began its latest trip on Sept. 2 in Kirkenes, in Arctic Norway, and was due to return to Bergen, Norway, on Sept. 22, according to SunStone Ships.

From Washington Times Sep. 14, 2023

He was found with photographs of a military helicopter and the nearby Kirkenes airport.

From New York Times Dec. 12, 2022

In their review of the seized equipment, police found photos of the airport in Kirkenes, a Norwegian town near the Russian border, and of a Norwegian military helicopter.

From Washington Post Oct. 16, 2022

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