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Encyclopedia Britannica



TROMSO

This article appears in Volume V27, Page 305 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: TOO-TUM
TROMSO , a seaport of Norway,
capital
  of the amt (county) and
stilt
  (diocese) of the same name on the north-western
coast
 . Pop. (1900), 6955. It stands on the eastern shore of a low fertile islet between KvaI6 and the mainland, in 69 38' N., 18 55' E. (the
latitude
  is that of Disco, Greenland). The vegetation of the island (mountain ash and birch) is remarkably luxuriant. The buildings, mostly of
wood
 , include the town-
hall
  and a museum, which contains a good zoological collection. Sealskins and other furs, and whale and seal oil, are exported, and the herring fishery is very productive. Imports are coal, textiles, salt, grain and flour. Mean temperature of year 36.4 F.; February 25; July 51.8. Tromso was founded in 1794. A number of Lapps usually encamp in the neighbouring Tromsdal during summer. The
coast
  scenery, with its islands and snowy mountains, is wild and beautiful.


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