***
Ricerca personalizzata

  Norway  
Link Sponsorizzati
Southern Norway Splitsbergen Stavanger Bergen
Tromso Trondheim Flam Floro
Hammerfest Hurtigruten Lofoten Oslo
Lillehammer North Cape Nord Norge Sole di Mezzanotte
Link Sponsorizzati
Thanks to http://www.world66.com/
*********************The content is published under a creative commons licence :
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 / ).
North Cape Travel Guide
Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see
i
The North Cape (Nordkapp) is the northern most community in Finnmark with 924 square kilometers. About half of the area is located on an island called Magerøya. The community has approximately 4000 inhabitants. The community administration office is located in the village of Honningsvåg.

Honningsvåg has approximately 3000 of the community's inhabitants. The main trade is fishing, shipping and tourism. Honningsvåg is also known for its active culture. Skarsvåg between Honningsvåg and North Cape is the norhernmost fishing village in Norway with about 100 inhabitants.
Link Sponsorizzati
The community's name, "North Cape" is also the name of the world famous cliff formation located at the northern point of Magerøya. Every summer the North Cape is visited by several hundred thousand tourists. If you are traveling to Honningsvåg by automobile, the new mainland connection (opened June 15, 1999) is the choice for you. The Honningsvåg airport has daily flights operated by Widerøe.
Another travel option that we recommend is the Coastal Steamer (Hurtigruten) which arrives in Honningsvåg twice daily. On its way to Kirkenes it stays long enough in Honningsvåg that there is time enough to go by bus to North Cape, stay there for a while, and return back again to the ship. By the way: one of the coastal steamer ships bears the name Nordkapp.

Main Industry

Commerce and industry consist of tourism, fishing, fish processing and service industries. Because of its very central location and good infrastructure, Honningsvåg Harbour is one of the most important harbours in North Norway, and is Norway’s fourth largest cruise harbour.

Midnight sun

In the summer there is no sunset due to the midnight sun. In the horizon the sky is "on fire". A reddish beam of daylight fades away. Then the sun disappears. But the area is also fascinating during winter, with Northern lights, snow-covered mountains and cliffs bathing in the moonlight.

How to travel in North Cape

The North Cape lies in a sub-Arctic environment and is very vulnerable because of this. Marks from cars, campfires and removing stones to build cairns leave lasting traces. Travel by foot provides a great experience of the island, but be careful – there are many vulnerable plants and animals where you walk. You are encouraged to use the marked hiking trails.

_________Skarsvåg Travel Guide
Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see
The last village before you come to the Cape

The last village before you come to the Cape

Jarle Svennerud northcape.tv

Is located as the Northern most fishing village in the world. Its 12 km from the cape.

For som really nice pictures, see http://www.northcape.tv/


__________:::::::::Narvik Travel Guide
Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see
Narvik Main Square

Narvik Main Square

D Bruce-Steer
Narvik is a port city on the Ofotfjord in the northern parts of Nordland county, opposite the Lofoten Islands. The city of 18,500 [2004] owes its existence to the rich iron mines of Northern Sweden. It was founded in 1887 as the Atlantic port for the Kiruna and Gällivare mines, and was named Victoriahavn (Port Victoria) until 1898. Narvik is located at a bottle neck of Northern Norway, where the mainland is a narrow strip, only a few kilometers wide between the ocean and the Swedish border.

Today, the port is still key to the local economy, but has been joined by education, military bases and tourism. Popular local attractions include Killer-Whale safaris (late fall to winter), varied outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, camping and mountain climbing. The dramatic terrain with its precipitous drops from mountain ranges into deep valleys provide scenic beauty and excellent alpine skiing trails.

In World War II, Narvik fell to the Germans when they invaded Norway on April 9, 1940. To prevent the Germans from shipping Swedish iron ore, a British expeditionary force briefly occupied the port. from May 28–June 9, 1940. For the adventurous (and Scuba-certified), the waters surrounding Narvik are among the best wreck diving sites in the world, with several sunken German warships within reach.

________Getting There
Edit This
The city of Narvik is located in the county of Nordland in Northern Norway.

By plane: Evenes airport (IATA designator "EVE") is located halfway between Narvik and the nearby city of Harstad, with which it shares the airport. Non-stop jet service is available from the Capital, Oslo, on Braathens and Norwegian Air Shuttle. The flight is approximately 1 hr 35 minutes long. In addition, regional, turboprop flights are available to several destinations within Northern Norway.

By Rail: Narvik is the northernmost city in Norway with rail-service. The 42 kilometer Ofotbanen branch line links the city to Kiruna in Sweden, where connections can be made to the entire Swedish Rail System. Note that Narvik is not connected to the Norwegian State Railroad network. The Nordpilen train offers comfortable overnight service (featuring a restaurant and an on-board big-screen movie theater) to Stockholm.

By car: Located about 1 350 km north of Oslo, expect about 19 hrs driving time between the two cities, following European route E-6 the entire time. Easy connections to Sweden (via route E-10), the Lofoten islands (by road only, or by road and ferry), and the rest of Northern Norway (including Tromso and the North Cape).

___________Webcams & 360 degree pics
Edit This
The Narvik webcam is in the Lofoten islands > Webcams & 360 degrees pics section. Click the link for direct access.
Questo articolo è rilasciato sotto i termini della GNU Free Documentation License
Esso utilizza materiale tratto da  http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capo_Nord

 Cronologia  http://it.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capo_Nord&action=history
 

Capo Nord

Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.

 
Nota disambigua - Se stai cercando il film di Carlo Luglio, vedi Capo Nord (film).

 

 

Il globo d'acciaio presente sulla sommità di Capo Nord

Capo Nord (Nordkapp) è un promontorio roccioso che si trova sulla punta nord dell'isola di Magerøya, nel comune di Nordkapp, nella Norvegia settentrionale.

È noto e celebrato per essere il punto più a nord dell'Europa continentale, meta ogni anno di numerosissimi pellegrinaggi da parte di turisti e avventurieri.

Il promontorio, posto a 71° 10' 21" di latitudine Nord, è alto 397 metri a strapiombo sul mare e fu chiamato così nel 1533 dall'esploratore inglese Richard Chancellor. Trovandosi ben oltre il circolo polare artico, Capo nord durante l'estate non vede mai tramontare il sole: dall'11 maggio al 31 luglio è possibile dunque ammirare il fenomeno del sole di mezzanotte. Viceversa d'inverno, per due mesi e mezzo, il sole non sorge mai. Ciò è dovuto al fatto che l'asse di rotazione terrestre è inclinato di 66° 33' 08".

Da notare che Capo nord, in realtà, non è esattamente il vero punto più a nord d'Europa: il "tetto" del continente si trova poco più ad ovest ed è il promontorio di Knivskjellodden, situato sempre sulla penisola di Magerøya, a una latitudine di 71° 11' 08" e raggiungibile solo tramite un lungo sentiero sterrato.

A largo della costa del capo nel 1943 si combatté la battaglia di Capo Nord.

[modifica]

 

Galleria

Il globo ed il centro informazioni
La scogliera del promontorio
L'Oceano Artico e il promontorio di Knivskjellodden visti da Capo Nord
L'orizzonte del capo con il globo
Turisti vicino al globo
I medaglioni dei bambini del mondo per la pace
La scogliera del promontorio di Capo Nord
Il sole di Mezzanotte
Inverno al capo
La strada verso il capo con sullo sfondo il corno che caratterizza la propaggine settentrionale del promontorio
[modifica]

 

Collegamenti esterni

Mappa alle coordinate: 71° 11' N, 25° 47' E

Estratto da "http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capo_Nord"
Thanks to http://www.world66.com/
*********************The content is published under a creative commons licence :
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 / ).
 North Cape Travel Guide
Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see
Kniveskjellen headland

Kniveskjellen headland

Jean D Dawes
The North Cape (Nordkapp) is the northern most community in Finnmark with 924 square kilometers. About half of the area is located on an island called Magerøya. The community has approximately 4000 inhabitants. The community administration office is located in the village of Honningsvåg.

Honningsvåg has approximately 3000 of the community's inhabitants. The main trade is fishing, shipping and tourism. Honningsvåg is also known for its active culture. Skarsvåg between Honningsvåg and North Cape is the norhernmost fishing village in Norway with about 100 inhabitants.

The community's name, "North Cape" is also the name of the world famous cliff formation located at the northern point of Magerøya. Every summer the North Cape is visited by several hundred thousand tourists. If you are traveling to Honningsvåg by automobile, the new mainland connection (opened June 15, 1999) is the choice for you. The Honningsvåg airport has daily flights operated by Widerøe. Another travel option that we recommend is the Coastal Steamer (Hurtigruten) which arrives in Honningsvåg twice daily. On its way to Kirkenes it stays long enough in Honningsvåg that there is time enough to go by bus to North Cape, stay there for a while, and return back again to the ship. By the way: one of the coastal steamer ships bears the name Nordkapp.

Main Industry

Commerce and industry consist of tourism, fishing, fish processing and service industries. Because of its very central location and good infrastructure, Honningsvåg Harbour is one of the most important harbours in North Norway, and is Norway’s fourth largest cruise harbour.

Midnight sun

In the summer there is no sunset due to the midnight sun. In the horizon the sky is "on fire". A reddish beam of daylight fades away. Then the sun disappears. But the area is also fascinating during winter, with Northern lights, snow-covered mountains and cliffs bathing in the moonlight.

How to travel in North Cape

The North Cape lies in a sub-Arctic environment and is very vulnerable because of this. Marks from cars, campfires and removing stones to build cairns leave lasting traces. Travel by foot provides a great experience of the island, but be careful – there are many vulnerable plants and animals where you walk. You are encouraged to use the marked hiking trails.