NORTH CAPE (Nordkap)  , a promontory on the island Magero off the north coast of Norway in 70° 10' 40" N., 25° 45' E., 78 m . N.E. of Hammerfest . Knivskjaerodden, an island a little to the west, actually reaches a point a little farther north than the North Cape, and Nordkyn, 45 M . E., is the northern extremity of the mainland (71° 7' N.) . The desolate cape, rising abruptly over t000 ft. from the sea, is frequently visited during the summer period of the " midnight sun," but travellers are often prevented from seeing this phenomenon by adverse atmospheric conditions .