Place:Kjelvik, Finnmark, Norway

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NameKjelvik
Alt namesNordkapp
Kjelviksource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inFinnmark, Norway
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Nordkapp (; or ; or ) is a municipality in Troms og 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.[1]

The municipality is the 127th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nordkapp is the 224th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,075. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.7% over the previous 10-year period.

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.[1]

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