North Cape 2009
North Cape 2009
North cape at midnight sun
søndag 26. juli 2009
I can hardly beleive the luck we had when we visited North Cape this year. The weather is unpredictable, and even thought the weather forecast was “partly clouded, with some sunshine in between”, we didn´t expect the wonderful weather we had.
This photo is taken by me, at 11:45:50 PM, with my Nikon D80, f/8, 105 mm, 1/400 sec.
The photo is from the plateau, and even as there was very crowded, I think all the people adds some dynamic to the picture.
North Cape (Norwegian: Nordkapp) is a cape on the island of Magerøya in northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp. Its 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at 71°10′21″N 25°47′40″E, 2102.3 km from the North Pole. However, the neighbouring point Knivskjellodden is actually 1,457 metres further north. Moreover, both of these points are situated on an island, which means the northernmost point of mainland Europe is in fact Cape Nordkinn (Kinnarodden), about 20 km from the village of Mehamn.
The North Cape is the point where the Norwegian Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean, meets the Barents Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean[1]. (Wikipedia)