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6 unusual facts about Hammerfest


Deadly Circus Fire

Deadly Circus Fire have performed at the Hammerfest on 17 March 2011 and at the Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival on the Sophie Lancaster stage on 13 August 2011, where although the band was hugely delayed by technical faults they turned their near-disaster into soundscaped triumph with an emotive display of showmanship and musical ability.

Diamond Plate

Appearing in America and the UK with Anthrax, Overkill, and D.R.I. among others, as well as festival slots on the 70000 Tons of Metal and Hammerfest, Diamond Plate's reputation as a high energy live act began to grow.

Five Serpent's Teeth

On 19 March 2011 Eternal Empire was debuted live at Hammerfest in Prestatyn, Wales.

Gunnar Garfors

Gunnar Garfors (born 29 May 1975 in Hammerfest) has worked with new media developments and mobile services in particular since 2001.

Lille Kamøya

Lille Kamøya, Hammerfest, an island in Hammerfest municipality, Finnmark county

Store Kamøya

Store Kamøya, Hammerfest, an island in Hammerfest municipality, Finnmark county


Bergen Steamship Company

The Hurtigruten opened in 1893 to convey passengers and cargo along the Norwegian coast, initially from Trondheim to Hammerfest, later from Bergen to Kirkenes.

European Marine Energy Centre

Hammerfest Strom UK Ltd has deployed an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) and turbulence meter at the site, preparatory to their device deployment in 2010.

Hammerfest Airport

It proposed that flights in Northern Norway be carried out using seaplanes, and proposed Hammerfest as one of several stops on a route from Trondheim to Vadsø.

Hammerfest L1

Hammerfest is used mainly by the Emergents for activities involving the Focused.

Hammerfest L1 is the Emergent facility in the OnOff solar system in Vernor Vinge's book A Deepness in the Sky.

Min Áigi

Finnmark Dagblad in Hammerfest is the main stakeholder in the newspaper through the company Min Áigi OS.


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