The North Cape description and photos - Norway: Hammerfest (Topic)

The North Cape description and photos - Norway: Hammerfest. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is The North Cape.

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North Cape is the northernmost point in Europe, 307m high, located on the island of Magero, not far from the small Norwegian port town of Hammerfest. The North Cape is the largest of three granite rock ledges, with small lakes on its flat top in the rocky tundra. The cape serves as the most important coastal landmark for ships. From here, from the observation deck, a magnificent view of the boundless Arctic Ocean opens up against the background of the heavenly flares of the Northern Lights.

The cape got its name in 1533 thanks to the English explorer Richard Chancellor, who was trying to find the northeastern sea route to China.

Inside the mountain is the North Cape Royal Club, in the hall of which a videogram with the change of seasons is shown on the screen. Those who wish can become members of this Cuba, having received a document with a stamp confirming the fact of visiting the so-called “End of the World.”

There is a restaurant and a souvenir shop for tourists. Here you can also see the monument "Children of War", symbolizing creative works about peace and friendship, as well as the pavilion of Thailand, dedicated to the King of Siam, who visited the cape in 1907.

Lovers arrange weddings on the North Cape, getting married in the world's northernmost chapel of St. Johann.

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