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