North Cape

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 522–523

North Cape, the northernmost point in Europe, in 71° 10' N. lat. It is not however on the continent, but on the island of Magerö. The northernmost point on the continent is Cape

Nordkyn (71° 6' N. lat.), 6 miles farther south than the North Cape, and some 45 miles to the east of it.

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