Midnight sun at the North Cape

North Cape (foreground), Knivskjellodden (background)

North Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in northern Norway, in the community 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. However, the neighbouring point Knivskjellodden is actually some 1,500 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. Download high resolution version (1024x719, 379 KB)North Cape Photo taken by Ferkelparade and hereby released under the GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1024x719, 379 KB)North Cape Photo taken by Ferkelparade and hereby released under the GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 388 KB)This is an image taken by myself. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 388 KB)This is an image taken by myself. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Magerøya is an island in the extreme north of Norway, in the community of Nordkapp. ... County Finnmark Landscape Municipality NO-2019 Administrative centre HonningsvÃ¥g Mayor (2005) Ulf Syversen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 119 925 km² 891 km² 0. ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Knivskjellodden, located in the municipality of Nordkapp in Norway at 71° 11′ 6″ N 25° 40′ 54″ E, is the northernmost point of Europe. ... Cape Nordkinn (also called Kinnarodden) is the Norway, and hence the northernmost point of mainland Europe. ...

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 Norway in 1873 and Thailand's King Chulalongkorn in 1907. Today, the North Cape is a major tourist attraction with an extensive (and expensive) tourist centre that houses a number of exhibits on the Cape's history. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Events June 26 - Christs Hospital in London gets a Royal Charter July 6 - Edward VI of England dies July 10 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England - for the next nine days July 18 - Lord Mayor of London proclaims Queen Mary as the rightful Queen - Lady Jane Grey... The Northern Sea Route (Russian Северный морской путь) is a shipping lane from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the Siberian coast of Russia. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... His Majesty King Rama V of Siam, with his son, later King Rama VI (portrait in National History Museum, Bangkok) King Chulalongkorn the Great or Rama V (royal name Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua) (September 20, 1853 - October 23, 1910) was the fifth king of the Chakri dynasty of Thailand. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1943, the battle of North Cape was fought in the Arctic Ocean off this cape. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Battle of the North Cape was a naval battle of World War II, fought on December 26, 1943 off Norways North Cape between the German Kriegsmarine and the British Royal Navy. ...