Honningsvåg – Nordkapp
Norway | Anno 2025
Magerøya
Magerøya
Magerøya is the northernmost island of mainland Norway. It is connected to the mainland by the North Cape Tunnel, which is 6.9 km long and reaches a depth of 212 m below sea level
Magerøya is characterised by a mountainous tundra landscape
Reindeer calves are born reddish brown. They only get their grey colour after 14 days
The Lisøynæringen peninsula with its typical steep coastal cliffs
Gjesværstappan
The fishing village of Gjesvær is already mentioned in the Heimskringla, a collection of Norwegian king sagas written down around 1230
Drying fish
The Gjesværstappan archipelago has been recognised as a nature reserve since 1983. Countless seabirds feel at home there
Razorbills and puffins in front of Storstappen, the largest island of Gjesværstappan
Razorbills live in large colonies
They dive an average of 25 m deep in search of food
Black guillemot with prey
Razorbills and puffins. Razorbills are easily recognisable by the characteristic horizontal white stripe that runs from each eye to the top of the beak
During the breeding season the puffin's beak is brightly coloured
After a lonely winter at sea, puffins seek each other's company during the breeding season
Taking off from the water is a bit difficult
Puffins prefer slopes overlooking the open sea to dig their nesting burrows or to take over rabbit warrens. Nesting burrows range in length from one to two meters
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Wherever there are waterfowl, the white-tailed eagle is a must. It’s one of the largest living birds of prey
Their primary foods are fish and waterfowl
When hunting waterfowl, the relatively slow-flying eagle needs an element of surprise
Gannets also feel at home on the steep cliffs of rocky islands
They like to breed in huge colonies, although this sometimes leads to aggressive behaviour between males
Their streamlined bodies are adapted for diving into water at high speed
A great cormorant (left of centre) in the company of three dozen European shags
Like a swarm of mosquitoes…
…razorbills float above the rocky coast
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Islands with rocky coasts and cliffs are their preferred breeding habitat
Razorbills only come ashore to breed
Eiders are striking birds. They feed on shellfish, among other things, which they swallow whole, including the shell
Seals
Seal
Black-legged kittiwakes
Nordkapphalvøya
Tufjorden. At the end of the 19th century a whaling station was located here
Kjeftavatnet with Tufjorden in the background
Gjesværstappan (in the background)
The typical cliff coast of Magerøya
MV Azamara Journey approaching Nordkapp
Nordkapp – Nordkapphallen
Children of the Earth (1988). Seven children from around the world each created a clay design, which was then cast in bronze and placed in a semicircle, along with the Mother and Child statue. Each year, a prize is awarded to a person, organisation, or project that improves the living conditions, quality of life, rights, or health of children
Nordkapp (71° 10' 21") is by no means the northernmost point of Europe. But no place captures the atmosphere better than this 307-meter-high cliff above the Barents Sea (photo taken on 22 June 2025, at 11:44 pm)
Between this symbolic globe and the Earth's geographic North Pole lies only the Svalbard archipelago, some 855 km away
Jaak Palmans
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