North Cape Horn

Nordkaphorn seen from the plateau

The North Cape Plateau from the north, left the small point of the North Cape Horn (1925)

View from the north

The North Cape Horn ( Norwegian : Hornet , North Sami : Čoarvi ) is a striking rock formation in the shape of a horn on the eastern flank of the North Cape Plateau in the municipality of Nordkapp in the Norwegian province of Troms og Finnmark . The Vestfjord stretches to the east of the Horn and the small Hornvika bay to the south .

The top of the horn is 146 meters above sea level. Compared to the immediate vicinity of the North Cape Rock there is a difference in altitude of around 40 to 50 meters. The rock has a religious meaning in the Sami tradition.

Web links

• Representation of the horn in the Kartverket

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Silk kjerringa on www.fifo.no

Coordinates: 71 ° 9 ′ 47.6 "  N , 25 ° 48 ′ 46.8"  E