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North Cape, Norway


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 . However, the neighbouring point Knivskjellodden is actually some 1,500 meters 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.

The North Cape was named by English explorer Richard Chancellor in 1553 when he passed the cape in 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 center that houses a number of exhibits on the Cape's history.

In 1943, the battle of North Cape was fought in the Arctic Ocean off this cape.

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