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Nordkapp

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Someday we will visit Nordkapp or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Nordkapp

Nordkapp is a 307 m (1007 ft) high cliff rising above the Arctic Ocean, located in Finnmark county in Norway. It is the northernmost point in Europe reachable by car, and the northernmost place connected with the international road network. Some 200,000 tourists visit annually, during the two to three months of summer. The town Honningsvåg is 34 km south of Nordkapp, 30 minutes' drive by car. Nordkapp and the road leading to it are closed in winter.

Footage from the North Cape is featured frequently in films and television, most notably in the 2014 action comedy film Børning, which revolves around an illegal street race from south of Oslo to the North Cape.

The steep cliff of the North Cape is located at 71°10′21″N 25°47′04″E / 71.17250°N 25.78444°E / 71.17250; 25.78444, about 2,102.3 km (1,306.3 mi) from the North Pole. Nordkapp is often inaccurately referred to as the northernmost point of Europe. However, the neighbouring Knivskjellodden Cape actually extends 1,450 m (4,760 ft) further north. Furthermore, both of these points are situated on an island (Magerøya), albeit one connected by road to the mainland. The northernmost point of mainland Europe is located at Cape Nordkinn (Kinnarodden) which lies about 5.7 km (3.5 mi) further south and about 70 km (43 mi) to the east. That point is located near the village of Mehamn on the Nordkinn Peninsula. The northernmost point of Europe including islands is hundreds of kilometres further north, either in Russia's Franz Josef Land or Norway's Svalbard archipelago, depending on whether Franz Josef Land is considered to be in Europe or in Asia.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

-1.5°C-5.7
Precipitation: 94 mm

Feb

-1.6°C-5.7
Precipitation: 75 mm

Mar

-0.7°C-4.2
Precipitation: 67 mm

Apr

1.4°C-1.8
Precipitation: 59 mm

May

5.2°C1.6
Precipitation: 42 mm

Jun

9.3°C5
Precipitation: 40 mm

Jul

12.6°C8
Precipitation: 44 mm

Aug

11.8°C8
Precipitation: 50 mm

Sep

8.6°C5.4
Precipitation: 59 mm

Oct

4.5°C1.5
Precipitation: 83 mm

Nov

1.5°C-2
Precipitation: 82 mm

Dec

-0.5°C-4.3
Precipitation: 101 mm
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