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Perfect summer in “the world’s northernmost town”, Honningsvåg Norway by Maria_Globetrotter Maybe a summer like this at this location one week a year!

Wikipedia: Honningsvåg is the northernmost city on the mainland of Norway. It is located in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county. Legislation effective in 1997 states that a Norwegian city must have at least 5,000 inhabitants, but Honningsvåg was declared a city in 1996, thus exempt from this legislation. Honningsvåg is situated at a bay on the southeastern side of the large island of Magerøya, while the famous North Cape and its visitors center is on the northern side of the island. Honningsvåg is a port of call for cruise ships, especially in the summer months. The ice-free ocean (southwestern part of the Barents Sea) provides rich fisheries and tourism is also important to the town. Even at 71°N, many private gardens in Honningsvåg have trees, although rarely more than 3 to 4 metres (9.8 to 13.1 ft) tall. The famous dog Bamse came from Honningsvåg.

Wikipedia (norsk): Honningsvåg (nordsamisk: Áváhki eller Honnesváhki) er en by på Magerøya i Nordkapp kommune i Finnmark. Honningsvåg har 2 436 innbyggere per 1. januar 2012, og er administrasjonssenteret i kommunen. Nordkapp kommune har 3 199 innbyggere (pr. 1. mai 2008). Honningsvåg ligger på 71 grader nord. Honningsvåg omtales som verdens nordligste by, og denne tittelen har blitt gjenstand for mange diskusjoner i årenes løp fordi bystatus ble gitt under mindre strenge betingelser enn dem som gjelder i dag. Det er også en tittel som Hammerfest har markedsført seg med.
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