The globe
On the plateau edge.
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The North Cape, or Nordkapp, is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Norway's far north, in Finnmark county. It lies about 22 km in a straight line from the town of Honningsvåg and about 2,102 km from the North Pole. The E69 highway ends here, making it the northernmost point in Europe reachable by car and the E69 the continent's northernmost public road. The cape has a 307-metre cliff topped by a wide flat plateau, from which visitors watch the midnight sun in summer and the Barents Sea to the north, and a visitor centre stands on it. It is often called Europe's northernmost point, but this is not accurate: the neighbouring Knivskjellodden reaches about 1,450 metres further north. A large metal globe stands on the edge of the bare rocky plateau, with the grey-blue ocean stretching to the horizon behind it. Dark, towering cliffs drop straight into the sea, and snow covers the plateau for much of the year. In winter visitors arrive in a convoy led by a snowplough at set times, and the road may close in storms. The weather is windy and cold even in summer, so bring warm layers.
On the plateau edge.
Dropping to the sea.
To the horizon.
Magerøya island, Nordkapp Municipality, Finnmark, Norway
No, Knivskjellodden is about 1,450 m further.
In a snowplough convoy.