Geography
Cape Nordkinn is the northern tip of the fractal peninsula within the northernmost part of the Nordkinn Peninsula, about 14 km in a straight line from the village of Mehamn.
North Cape, more precisely Knivskjellodden, at 71°11′ 8″ N, 5.7 km further north than Cape Nordkinn is branded as Europe's "official" northernmost point, despite being located on the island of Magerøya.
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