Hammerfest

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Hammerfest is a coastal town in northern Norway known as one of the world’s northernmost settlements and a historic Arctic fishing and trading hub.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
country Norway
grantedTownStatusIn 1789
hasAttraction Hammerfest Church
Meridian Column
Polar Bear Society museum
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasEconomicSector fish processing
fishing industry
petroleum-related services
shipping
tourism
hasFeature Arctic maritime environment
exposed coastal landscape
hasHarborType ice-free harbor
hasHistoricalPeriod 19th century Arctic trade
hasHistoricalRole Arctic fishing center
trading port
hasInfrastructure fishing harbor
port facilities
hasMunicipalStatus town and municipality
hasPhenomenon midnight sun in summer
polar night in winter
hasPopulationApprox 11000
hasPostalCodePrefix 9600
hasRegionType Arctic settlement
isCoastalTown true
isMemberOf Arctic cities
isPortCity true
knownFor Arctic fishing
being one of the world’s northernmost towns
historic trading hub
offshore petroleum industry services
proximity to Barents Sea
languageOfficial Norwegian
latitudeApprox 70.7° N
locatedIn Northern Norway
Troms og Finnmark county
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle
locatedOn Kvaløya island
Norwegian Sea
longitudeApprox 23.7° E
nearBodyOfWater Barents Sea
partOf region of Finnmark
servedBy Hammerfest Airport
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time


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