--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Meynell <knm@m...> wrote:

>
> >Well, the question is: which is the uppermost northern TOWN in the

world?

>
> Its one of these questions similar to 'What is the tallest building

in the

> world?'. It depends on how you define it.

not necessarily

it would be good if fabio would define it

but even if he didnt
we could still answer impeccably for the full range of possible
meanings for what was actually said

leaving apart the question of upper or uppermost of course

> I've just got back from Longyearbyen and it most certainly has the
> trappings of being a town, plus it has a population of around 2,000
> persons. I'm not sure of its exact municipal status within Norway

(even if

> you consider it to be an integral part of Norway), but it has a

form of

> local government. However, there are permanently-inhabited

settlements even

> further north on Svalbard (e.g. Ny Ålesund).
>
> As there is no universally agreed definition on what constitutes a

city,

> town or village, the Hammerfest claim cannot be seriously

entertained.

>
> Regards,
>
> Kevin Meynell