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- North Cape - 71N 10' 21" |
North Cape is a cape on the island of
Magerøya in northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp.
Its 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the
northernmost point of Europe, located at 71 10' 21" N, 25 47' 40" E,
2102.3 km from the North Pole. However, the neighbouring point
Knivskjellodden is actually 1,457 metres further north. Moreover,
both of these points are situated on an island, which means the
northernmost point of mainland Europe is in fact Cape Nordkinn (Kinnarodden),
about 20 km from the village of Mehamn on Nordkinn Penisuala. The
North Cape is the point where the Norwegian Sea, part of the
Atlantic Ocean, meets the Barents Sea, part of the Artic Ocean.
The North Cape was named by English
explorer Richard Chancellor in 1553 when he passed the cape in
the search for a Northeast passage. From then on, it was
occasionally visited by daring explorers who climbed the steep
cliff face to the plateau; famous visitors include King Oscar II
of Sweden and Norway in 1873 and Thailand's King Chulalongkom in
1907. A road was opened to the North Cape in 1956. Today, the
North Cape is a major tourist attraction.
Click on the
small pictures to view a larger version
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with clouds we could see most of the area |
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| Inside
the Nordcape hall - memories of the Thai king's visit in
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| Tablau
of earlier visits to North cape - before road was build |
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| View
from the top of the cape - through the clouds |
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| Visit
to a small sami camp |
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