Central Western Europe Kingdom of Norway Norway Nordkapp HONNINGSVAG Honningsvag is the northernmost city of Norway. It is located in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county. The ice-free ocean (southwestern part of the Barents Sea) provides rich fisheries and tourism is also important to the town. Honningsvag is situated at a bay on the southeastern side of the large island of Mageroya, while the famous North Cape and its visitors center is on the northern side of the island. Honningsvag is a port of call for cruise ships, especially in the summer months. Honningsvag Kingdom of Norway june 2015 Even at 71°N, many private gardens in Honningsvag have trees, although rarely more than 3 to 4 metres. Even though Honningsvag is located at the northernmost extreme of Europe, it has a subarctic climate, thanks to the Gulf Stream. Also, there is no permafrost because the mean annual temperature is 2°C. Weather in winter is softened by the ice-free ocean, and the average temperature is not as low as that of most other locations around this latitude. In fact, winters at Honningsvag are warmer than those of Oslo Airport, 1400 km to the southwest and eleven degrees of latitude farther from the north pole. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. Norway Honningsvag, 13.06.2015. North Cape (Norwegian: Nordkapp) is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Mageroya in Northern Norway. The cape is in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The European route E69 highway has its northern terminus at North Cape. The cape includes a 307-metre high cliff with a large flat plateau on top where visitors can stand and watch the midnight sun or the views of the Barents Sea to the north. A new visitor centre was built in 1988 on the plateau with panoramic views, cafe, restaurant, post office, souvenir shop, and a so-called super video cinema. Northernmost point of Europe june 2015 The steep cliff of North Cape is located at 71°10'21"N 25°47'04"E, about 2,102.3 kilometres (1,306.3 mi) from the North Pole. However, the neighbouring Knivskjellodden point, just to the west actually extends 1,457 metres (4,780 ft) further to the north. Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 Norway Nordkapp, 13.06.2015 The 2009 Trans Europe Foot Race started in Bari, Italy and finished at North Cape. The total distance was 4,485 kilometres.