Hammerfest
The town
Hammerfest in the county of
Finnmark,
Norway,
has 9,076 inhabitants as of January 1, 2003. Founded in
1789 and located at 70° 39' 48" N, it claims to be the northernmost town in the world, although the title is disputed by
Honningsvåg, Norway and
Barrow, Alaska.
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