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Nordkapp

Nordkapp (English: North Cape; Northern Sami: Davvinjárga or Nordkáhppa; Kven: Kappa or Nordkappa) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Honningsvåg, where most residents live. Other settlements in Nordkapp include the villages of Gjesvær, Kåfjord, Kamøyvær, Kjelvik, Nordvågen, Repvåg, Skarsvåg, and Valan.The 926-square-kilometre (358 sq mi) municipality is the 120th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Nordkapp is the 253rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,239. The municipality's population density is 3.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.6% over the last decade.Some 200,000 tourists visit Nordkapp annually during the two to three months of summer. The main tourist attractions are the North Cape and the nearby Knivskjellodden. The North Cape first became famous when the English explorer Richard Chancellor rounded it in 1553 while attempting to find a sea route through the Northeast Passage. Helnes Lighthouse is located at the entrance to the Porsangerfjorden.

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