Tromsø
Tromsø is a city in Norway. It is in Tromsø municipality and Troms og Finnmark county. Most of the city is on a small island called Tromsøya.
Panoramic of Tromsø
Tromsø is the largest city in Northern Norway, and home to the main campus of the world's northernmost university[1] - University of Tromsø
History
Ships, each with hundreds of tourists, came to Tromsø, already around 1850; the largest[2] tourist attraction there, was the Sami camp in Tromsdalen.
Living polar bears were being sold in Tromsø, author Cora Sandel wrote in 1904.[2]
The University of Tromsø was opened in Tromsø in 1972.
References
- About UIT UiT - The Arctic University of Norway. September 22, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2020
- Henning Howlid Wærp. "«Bæ, lang næse Nansen!»" [eat your heart out, Nansen!] (23 July 2017) Aftenposten. p. 2
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