Midnight Sun Monument
The Midnight Sun Monument , also known as the Midnight Sun Road Monument or Nordkalotten Monument , is a monument on the North Cape plateau in Norway .
It consists of a massive pillar made of masonry stones of different materials. On the pillar is a stylized compass needle pointing north to the tip of the North Cape. In the past, the compass needle had the following inscription: N. 71 ° 10 ′ 21 ″ , but this is no longer noted today (as of 2017). The memorial was erected in collaboration with twelve Scandinavian municipalities from Norway, Finland and Sweden , whose names are carved into stones on the western side of the memorial. The monument is intended to direct the view of the midnight sun road , the Midnattsolveien , towards the North Cape.
The monument was unveiled on June 7, 1984. At the same time, The Royal North Cape Club was founded.
On the west side of the monument are the inscriptions:
MIDNATTSOLVEGEN
NORDKAPP
PORSANGER
KARASJOK
KVALSUND
ALTA
KAUTOKEINO
ENONTEKIÖ
KIRUNA
GÄLLIVARE
JOKKMOKK
ÄLVSBYN
PITEÅ
literature
- Ole P. Rørvik, Nordkapp , Aune Forlag AS Trondheim, ISBN 978-82-8057-034-5 , page 38
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Coordinates: 71 ° 10 ′ 12.7 ″ N , 25 ° 47 ′ 1.7 ″ E