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Tromso Fjords

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Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromso Fjords
Tromsø is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Outside Norway, Tromso and Tromsö are alternative spellings of the name. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The 2,521-square-kilometre municipality is the 18th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Tromsø is the 9th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 74,541. The municipality's population density is 30.1 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 15.6% over the last decade. It is the largest urban area in Northern Norway and the third largest north of the Arctic Circle anywhere in the world . Most of Tromsø, including the city centre, is located on the island of Tromsøya, 350 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. In 2017, the city of Tromsø had a population of about 65,000 people spread out over Tromsøya and parts of Kvaløya and the mainland. Tromsøya is connected to the mainland by the Tromsø Bridge and the Tromsøysund Tunnel, and to the island of Kvaløya by the Sandnessund Bridge. The municipality is warmer than most other places located on the same latitude, due to the warming effect of the Gulf Stream. Tromsø is even milder than places much farther south of it elsewhere in the world, such as on the Hudson Bay and in Far East Russia, with the warm-water current allowing for both relatively mild winters and tree growth in spite of its very high latitude. The city centre of Tromsø contains the highest number of old wooden houses in Northern Norway, the oldest house dating from 1789. The city is a cultural centre for its region, with several festivals taking place in the summer. Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge of the electronica duo Röyksopp and Lene Marlin grew up and started their careers in Tromsø. Noted electronic musician Geir Jenssen also hails from Tromsø.
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