Hammerfest (town)
Coordinates: 70°39′48″N 23°40′56″E / 70.6634°N 23.6821°E
Hammerfest or Hámmárfeasta is a town in Norway located on an island called Kvaløya. It has a population of over 10,000 people and is known for its midnight sun during the summer months and polar night during the winter months.[1][2] Hammerfest has a harbor that is used to process natural gas from the Snøhvit gas field. The town has a long history, including being bombed during World War II,[3] and has since rebuilt and become an important industrial center in northern Norway.[3]
Hammerfest (town) Media
- Korovin hammerfest.JPG
Painting by Konstantin Korovin, inspired by the Aurora Borealis in Hammerfest
- From the north, Hammerfest, Norway.jpg
Hammerfest in the late 19th century
- ETH-BIB-Hammerfest (Kaufhäuser) aus 100 m Höhe-Spitzbergenflug 1923-LBS MH02-01-0058-AL-FL.tif
Aerial view of the centre of Hammerfest taken by Walter Mittelholzer in 1923
- Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-091-0167-20A, Norwegen, Hammerfest, Wegweiser.jpg
German sign in Hammerfest in 1941.
- Hauen Chapel in Hammerfest.jpg
Hauen Chapel, the only building in Hammerfest left standing after the Second World War.
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