North Cape
From Wikitravel
The North Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in the region Finnmark in northern Norway nearby the town of Honningsvag.
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The North Cape is located on a 307 m high, steep cliff and is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at 71° 10′ 21″ N 25° 47′ 40″ E. The North Cape was named by English explorer Richard Chancellor in 1553 when he passed the cape in the search for a Northeast passage. Famous visitors include King Oscar II of Norway in 1873 and Thailand's King Chulalongkorn in 1907. The North Cape is sometimes iluminated by the midnight sun and there is no sunset for several weeks in summer and in wintertime there is no sunshine but one can see the fascinating Northern Lights above snow covered mountains.
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The North Cape is on the northern end of European Route E69, which branches off E6 at Olderfjord. The road passes a deep undersea road tunnel with toll booth on the northern side collecting toll both ways, both for vehicles and passengers.
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The coastal steamer ("Hurtigruten") is a nice way to get to the North Cape. Busses take you from the harbour in Honningsvåg to North Cape. Lots of cruise ships also stop in Honningsvåg.
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- Cinema
- Children of the earth
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There is a bar with a magnificent view caved out in the cliff.
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