World Directory, Europe, Norway, Finnmark, Finnmark

Hammerfest is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The municipality encompasses parts of three islands: Kvaloya, Soroya, and Seiland. Hammerfest was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. The law required that all cities should be separated from their rural districts, but because of low population, and very few voters, this was impossible to carry out for Hammerfest in 1838.

World Directory, Europe, Norway, Midhordland, Hordaland

Voss is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen.

World Directory, Europe, Norway, Troms, Lyngen

Storfjord is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oteren. Storfjord was separated from the municipality of Lyngen on 1 July 1930.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway

Imagine standing on the cliffs at Scotland's most southerly point, breathing the fresh ocean air, watching as seabirds glide below, listening to the crash of the waves and looking out to the horizon and seeing Ireland, England and the Isle of Man, silhouetted against the setting sun.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Berwickshire

Coldingham Bay is an inlet in the North Sea coast, just over three km north of the town of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders. It is situated at grid reference NT918666 and is easily reached by a minor road which leaves the B6438 road at Coldingham.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Aberdeenshire

Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's largest settlement. Peterhead sits at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Peterhead is often referred to as 'The Blue Toon' and people who were born there as Blue Tooners.

World Directory, Europe, Spain, Galicia, Cape Finisterre

Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain. Cape Finisterre is sometimes said to be the westernmost point of Spain. However, this is not correct, since other locations in Spain are farther west.

World Directory, Europe, Switzerland, Lucerne, Lucerne

Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It occupies a narrow strip between the lake and the Rigi looming behind; one of the mountain railways to the summit starts in Vitznau.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, England, West Sussex

Shoreham-by-Sea is a small town, port and seaside resort that lies in the middle of the ribbon of urban development along the England coast between the city of Brighton & Hove and the town of Worthing. The town is bordered to its north by the South Downs, to its west by the Adur valley and to its south by the River Adur and Shoreham Beach on the English Channel.

World Directory, Europe, United Kingdom, Wales, Pembrokeshire

Haverfordwest owes its existence to its location on the River Cleddau which today flows through the centre of this bustling market town. It was the first place on the river which afforded a safe opportunity to ford the Western Cleddau, hence its name which is derived from the Old English word haefer, meaning buck or he-goat. It was the place where goats crossed the river.