What is the Northernmost city in the US, and then, the world?

Brainy Blonde

The northern most city in the US is Barrow, Alaska at 71%B007%B4 north latitude. See: http://www.teach-at-home.com/fastfacts/FactsFigures/USAfacts.asp Hammerfest - the northernmost town in the world. The city lies 70%B0 39' 48' north and achieved its town status on the 7th of July 1789, making it the oldest town in northern Norway. See: http://www.hammerfest.kommune.no/english.html The above statement taken from the website above is contradictory. I calls itself a city once and a town 3 times. In fact, it gives the date it became a town. Where I come from there is a difference between a city and a town. Guinness World Records says the following: Dikson, Russia is the northern most town at 73.5 degrees north and 80.4 degrees east. Ny Alesund on King's Bay, Vest Spitsbergen, in the Norwegian territory of Svalbard is the most northern village at 78 degrees 55' north. Reykjavik, the capital city of Iceland is the most northern capital at 64 degrees 06' north. Alert Bay, on Dumb Bell Bay, on the northeast coast of Ellesmere Island, Canada is the most northern place with permanent human occupation at 82 degrees 31' north. Technically, Reykjavik is the only city of the places named, so it is the most northern city in the world. Unless, Hammerfest has in fact incorporated itself into a city. Aug 24 02, 5:20 AM

Honningsvaag is the Northernmost town according to this link. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/031998/nor19.html Aug 24 02, 6:04 AM

Andy

Northernmost City, US: Point Barrow, Alaska, population 2,508 Northernmost City, World: Longyearbyen, located on Svalbard, an island of Norway, population 1,739 If Barrow, Alaska can count as a city with only 2,500 people, I think Longyearbyen should at least be considered as well. Aug 30 02, 7:19 PM

Brainy Blonde

Longyearbyen is not city, they themselves call it a community. Barrow was incorporated into a city in 1958. Even if Longyearbyen were a city, it would still be south of Barrow. Geographic Latitude, 69%B035' N 69.5847%B0 http://www.eiscat.com/locations.html Barrow is positioned 71.26 degrees north of the equator and 156.80 degrees west of the prime meridian. http://www.welcometoalaska.com/barrow.htm#Information Aug 31 02, 6:32 AM

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