Berlitz: Norway Pocket Guide by APA

Author:APA
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Norway
Publisher: APA
Published: 2011-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

Rock carvings at Alta

Innovation Norge

Further north along the coast is Hammerfest, which prides itself on being the northernmost city in the world, although with only 9,000 inhabitants this might be stretching the definition of ‘city’. However, by Norwegian law you only have to have more than 5,000 inhabitants to qualify. Honningsvåg, further north still, is in dispute with Hammerfest as to which is the northernmost city, but Honningsvåg has the advantage of attracting the tourists as a gateway to the North Cape % [map] (Nordkapp), on Magerøya island. Although not strictly speaking the very northernmost point of mainland Europe, since it's on an island, it is now renowned as such and pulls in the visitors accordingly. The journey across Magerøya to the North Cape takes under an hour and the landscape is starkly beautiful and barren. Honningsvåg is the main hub, but there are another four fishing hamlets on the island, three on the east coast and one on the west.

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