Talk:Honningsvåg

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According to my knowledge of Norwegian, Honningsvåg means "honey wave". Is this correct, and if so, why is it named so? — JIP | Talk 19:07, 4 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It is right, that honning means "honey", but in this case the word is changed during lingvistic history, probably from horn, that in Norwegean can mean a steep mountain top. The last part of Honningsvåg is not the female word, that means "wave", but the male word, that means "bay". --89.107.212.106 18:59, 16 April 2007 (UTC) (User nn:Anders Ellingsen)[reply]

Winter sky photo[edit]

Too bad it's of such a bad quality due to compression artifacts, otherwise it would've been one of Wikipedia's most beautiful photos, at least in my opinion. Does anyone have a better version? Zonder (talk) 15:49, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hurtigruten Arrival Times[edit]

Some times are given in this article. I'm not sure but I thought I arrived early in the morning and found nearly everything closed. Evenually I found a local bus which took me to North Cape. Maybe I came from the north and maybe out of season but I suspect times can vary and may be misleading?? Tchumbley (talk) 23:45, 18 July 2009 (UTC)Tchumbley[reply]

Mainland Norway?[edit]

Honningsvåg is not on mainland Norway but on the island of Magerøya, so cannot be the most northerly city/town on mainland Norway! This is just a label to attract tourists and their money.

Having said that it is still well worth a visit! Instead of going to Nordkapp/North Cape I suggest driving into the neighbouring mountains for spectacular views and unique flora well away from the mass of tourists that can appear as if from nowhere but usually by cruise ship and bus. 193.234.185.70 (talk) 16:08, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not the northernmost city in Norway – Longyearbyen is at 78 degrees north[edit]

Not only is Honningsvågon an island (but still considered "mainland" Norway to most folks), but the northernmost city is actually Longyearbyen in the Svalbard archipelago at 78 degrees latitude north. If someone wants to suggest a wording change for this it'd be welcome. Otherwise I'll do an edit in a bit to reflect this.