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Honningsvag and the North Cape
... the North Cape, situated over 300 metres high on a steep cliff. However, being as this point is on an island, technically the northernmost point is in fact Cape Nordkinn, about 12 miles from the village of Mehamn and to which the grid reference above relates to.
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Honningsvag - total hours of 'daylight' = not much
... street and offered a beautiful view of the water. The daylight is very short and most of the day is spent in twilight and darkness. However, two months of the year (mid-May to mid-July) the sun doesn't set. Quite a tradeoff for two months of night.
"Bamse, the huge St. Bernard dog who lived during the ...
Arrivati a Nord Kapp
"Non mi sta il sorriso nel casco" mi diceva Beppe mentre, curva dopo curva ci avvicinavamo alla Rupe. Il tempo variabile ci ha regalato degli scorci stupendi, i raggi del sole trapassavano le nubi per finire in fondo al mare. Le renne, ormai compagne di viaggio, brucavano tranquille sui bordi della strada. E poi eccoci, siamo arrivati!!!!! un po' emozionati e un po' frastornati ...
The northernmost city
... and started to rebuild there homes shortly after the end of WW2 in 1945. The government wanted a more structured reconstruction and actually proscribed the return to their former cities up in the far north. The return of 50,000 people in summer 1945 "is probably the most massive single act of civilian disobedience ever to occur in Norway".
A few interesting facts:
Despite it's extreme northern location ...
71 degress 10' 21" north, 25 degrees 47' 40" east
After an uneventful flight we arrived in Honningsvåg in the evening. It really feels like taking the bus. We had two stops prior to our destination and some people get off, other on and the seating is free. Till it's final destination the flight had two more stops. Yesterday I managed it for the first time to oversleep a stop :D. I'm pretty sure that I can present the ...