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Hafsteinn Geirsson

Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson is a retired Icelandic sailor, who specialized in the Laser class. He represented his nation Iceland in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for Þytur Sailing Regatta (Icelandic: Siglingaklúbburinn Þytur).Hafsteinn made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he placed forty-second in the Laser class with a net grade of 355, after having decided to pull himself out in the last race due to yachting malfunction.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Hafsteinn qualified for his second Icelandic team, as a 24-year-old, in the Laser class by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Sailing Federation.

Tromsø IL

Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion.

Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon
Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon

Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon is the northernmost Association of International Marathons and Distance Races certified marathon in the world. The Midnight Sun Marathon is hosted annually by the Norwegian city of Tromsø in June each year.

William Hirstein

William Hirstein is an American philosopher primarily interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, cognitive science, and analytic philosophy. He is a professor of philosophy at Elmhurst University.

Dovid Hofshteyn

Dovid Hofshteyn , also known as David Hofstein, was a Yiddish poet. He was one of the 13 Jewish intellectuals executed on the Night of the Murdered Poets.

Hafsteinsson

Hafsteinsson is an Icelandic patronymic surname.

Hafstein

Hafstein is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Hannes Hafstein , Icelandic politician and poet Jóhann Hafstein (1915–1980), Icelandic politician and Prime Minister of Iceland Valdimar Tr.

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson

Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.

Tromsø Airport, Langnes
Tromsø Airport, Langnes

Tromsø Airport, Langnes is an international airport located at Langnes in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Situated on the western shore of the island of Tromsøya, it features a 2,447-meter (8,028 ft) runway aligned 01/19.

Tromsø Bridge
Tromsø Bridge

The Tromsø Bridge is a cantilever road bridge in the city of Tromsø which is located in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It crosses the Tromsøysundet strait between Tromsdalen on the mainland and the island of Tromsøya.

Tromsø Cathedral
Tromsø Cathedral

Tromsø Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of Norway located in the city of Tromsø in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The cathedral is the church for the Tromsø Domkirkens parish and it is the headquarters for the Tromsø domprosti (arch-deanery) and the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Tromsø University Museum
Tromsø University Museum

Tromsø University Museum is the oldest scientific institution in Northern-Norway. It was established in 1872 and incorporated in the University of Tromsø in 1976.

Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics
Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics

Three cities applied with bids to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in October 2009. The International Olympic Committee, under the leadership of Jacques Rogge, received three bids on October 15, 2009.