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North Cape (Otou), North Cape
North Cape, Northern Cape, or Nordkapp may refer to: Places * Nordkapp, a municipality in northern Norway * Nordkapp (Bjørnøya), the northernmost point of Bear island in Arctic Norway * Nordkapp (Jan Mayen), the northernmost point of Jan Mayen island, Norway *Nordkapp (Nordaustlandet), the northernmost point of Nordaustlandet island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway * North Cape (Norway), a cape at the northernmost part of Magerøya island in Finnmark county, Norway *North Cape (Prince Edward Island), a cape at the northwesternmost extremity of Prince Edward Island, Canada * North Cape (New Zealand), a cape at the northern end of the North Auckland Peninsula in the North Island, New Zealand * Noordkaap (Netherlands), the northernmost point of mainland Netherlands * North Cape, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States *North Cape, South Australia, a locality on Kangaroo Island in Australia *The North Cape, a fictional location in J. R. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordkapp
), North Cape, Norway, other uses, North Cape (other) Nordkapp ( en, North Cape; sme, Davvinjárga or ; fkv, Kappa 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. The municipality is the 127th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nordkapp is the 228th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,947. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 8.7% 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HNoMS Nordkapp
HNoMS ''Nordkapp'' was the lead ship of the ''Nordkapp'' class of fishery protection vessels. She was launched 18 August 1937 at Horten naval shipyard, with yard number 123. She had one sister ship, HNoMS ''Senja''. ''Nordkapp'' was named after the North Cape in Finnmark. As was typical of her class, ''Nordkapp'' was very unstable in rough seas and was viewed from the beginning as a second-rate vessel. ''Nordkapp'' sailed throughout the Second World War and saw service in several theatres.Sivertsen 2000: 31 ''Nordkapp'' in the Norwegian Campaign When the Germans invaded Norway on 9 April 1940, ''Nordkapp'' was stationed in Northern Norway, belonging to the Royal Norwegian Navy's 3rd Naval District and commanded by Lieutenant Commander Jon Seip. During the Norwegian Campaign ''Nordkapp'' saw the first actions of her career. Sinking ''Kattegat'' Background In the evening of 9 April ''Nordkapp'' intercepted the 6,031-ton German tanker ''Kattegat'' of Bremen in the Glomfjord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viceroyalty Of Brazil
The Viceroyalty of Brazil refers, in narrow scope, to office of viceroy of the Portuguese colonial State of Brazil and, in broad scope, to the whole State of Brazil during the historic period when its governors had the title of "viceroy". The term "viceroyalty" however never officially designated the title of the colony, which continued to be designated "state". Until 1763, the title "Viceroy" was occasionally granted to some governors of Brazil who were members of the high nobility, with the remaining keeping the title "governor-general". From around 1763, the title "viceroy" became permanent, so being granted to all governors. The position of viceroy was abolished, when the Portuguese court transferred to Brazil in 1808, with the State of Brazil becoming directly administered by the Portuguese Government seated in Rio de Janeiro. History Since the 17th century, the title of "viceroy" was granted occasionally to some governors of the State of Brazil, who were members of the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Delta
Amazon Delta ('' pt, delta do Amazonas'' is a huge river delta formed by the Amazon River and Tocantins River (through the Pará River distributary channel), in northern South America. It is located in the Brazilian states of Pará and Amapá and encompasses the Marajó Archipelago, in Pará, whose largest representative is the Marajó island. The main cities located in the vicinity are Belém and Macapá Macapá () is a city in Brazil with a population of 512,902 (2020 estimation). It is the capital of Amapá state in the country's North Region. It is located on the northern channel of the Amazon River near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The c ... (both with their respective metropolitan regions). References {{reflist River deltas Geography of South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capo Nord (album)
''Capo Nord'' is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1980 on EMI Music. The album includes Alice's Italian breakthrough single "Il vento caldo dell'estate", her first collaboration with composer and singer Franco Battiato. After Alice won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1981 with "Per Elisa", ''Capo Nord'' was re-released in certain territories and then added the track as A5. Alternate versions of both "Rumba Rock" (then retitled "Hispavox") and "Il vento caldo dell'estate" were included on the 1987 album '' Elisir''. "Il vento caldo dell'estate" was again re-recorded in 2000 and included in the career retrospective ''Personal Jukebox''. Track listing ;Side A #"Il vento caldo dell'estate (Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio, Alice) – 3:34 #"Bazar (Alice, Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio) – 3:03 #"Sarà" (Alice, Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio) – 3:01 #"Lenzuoli bianchi" (Alice, Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio) – 3:34 #"Una sera di novembre" (Alice, Franco Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The North Cape
The Battle of the North Cape was a Second World War naval battle that occurred on 26 December 1943, as part of the Arctic campaign. The , on an operation to attack Arctic Convoys of war materiel from the Western Allies to the Soviet Union, was brought to battle and sunk by the Royal Navy's battleship with cruisers and destroyers, including an onslaught from the destroyer of the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy, off the North Cape, Norway. The battle was the last between big-gun capital ships in the war between Britain and Germany. The British victory confirmed the massive strategic advantage held by the British, at least in surface units. It was also the penultimate engagement between battleships, the last being the October 1944 Battle of Surigao Strait. Background Since August 1941, the western Allies had run convoys of ships from the United Kingdom and Iceland to the northern ports of the Soviet Union to provide essential supplies for their war effort on the Eastern Front. Thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Cape Oil Spill
The ''North Cape'' oil spill took place on January 19, 1996, when the tank barge ''North Cape'' and the tug ''Scandia'' grounded on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, after the tug caught fire in its engine room during a winter storm. An estimated of home heating oil was spilled. Oil spread throughout a large area of Block Island Sound, including Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, resulting in the closure of a area of the sound for fishing. Hundreds of oiled birds and large numbers of dead lobsters, surf clams, and starfish were recovered in the weeks following the spill. US federal and Rhode Island state governments undertook considerable work to clean up the spill and restore lost fishery stocks and coastal marine habitat. The ''North Cape'' oil spill is considered a significant legal precedent in that it was the first major oil spill in the continental U.S. after the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, resulting from the ''Exxon Valdez'' oil spill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Nordkapp
MS ''Nordkapp'' is a Hurtigruten (Norwegian Coastal Express) ship built in 1996 by Kleven Verft AS, Norway, for Ofotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab for use in Hurtigruten ferry service along the coast of Norway. She is a sister ship of MS ''Polarlys'' and . ''Nordkapp'' is one of 11 ships that travel the Norwegian coast from Bergen to Kirkenes. MS ''Nordkapp'' (North Cape) is named after the North Cape on the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. Characteristics The ship has a speed of 15 knots, is 123.3 meters (404.5 feet), and weights about 11,386 gross tons. The ship has seven decks: *Decks 2–3, 5–6 are passenger cabins. *Deck 4 contains the restaurant, a lounge, a small library, two conference rooms, and a café open 24-hours. *Deck 7 features a bar/lounge and a panorama lounge. *Deck 1 is crew quarters and is off limits to passenger guests. Passengers can access outside decks for lounging or viewing the scenery. These can be found on: *all sides of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NoCGV Nordkapp (1980)
The Norwegian Coast Guard ( no, Kystvakten) is a maritime military force which is part of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The coast guard's responsibility are for fisheries inspection, customs enforcement, border control, law enforcement, shipping inspection, environmental protection, and search and rescue. It operates throughout Norway's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), internal waters and territorial waters. It is headquartered at Sortland Naval Base. In 2013 the Coast Guard had 370 employees, including conscripts, and a budget of 1.0 billion Norwegian krone. The force is subdivided into three main divisions. The Outer Coast Guard covers the EEZ and consists of three ''Nordkapp''-class offshore patrol vessels, three ''Barentshav''-class offshore patrol vessels as well as ''Ålesund'', ''Svalbard'' and ''Harstad''. The Inner Coast Guard consists of five ''Nornen''-class patrol vessels. The Coast Guard has air support of the P-3 Orion patrol aircraft operated by the Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordkapp-class Offshore Patrol Vessel
The ''Nordkapp'' class is a Norwegian Coast Guard ship class built in the 1980s, and is used for rescue, fishery inspection, research purposes and general EEZ patrol in Norwegian waters. It is a class of ships purpose-built for the Norwegian Coast Guard with a secondary role as wartime naval escorts. The Norwegian Coast Guard is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, and has some police authority. In June 2018 it was announced that the Vard Group, a subsidiary of Fincantieri, will build three replacement vessels for NOK 5 billion; delivery of the three new vessels is scheduled to be in 1Q 2022, 1Q 2023, and 1Q 2024, respectively. Design The ''Nordkapp'' class carried one helicopter at launch; the Westland Lynx, but was decommissioned in 2014. The ships are capable of ice browsing. Due to the fact that these vessels may serve as wartime naval escorts they have provisions to carry additional weapons and sensors, such as anti-ship missiles and torpedoes. Namesake The Nordkapp-class i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NoCGV Nordkapp (1964)
The Norwegian Coast Guard ( no, Kystvakten) is a maritime military force which is part of the Royal Norwegian Navy. The coast guard's responsibility are for fisheries inspection, customs enforcement, border control, law enforcement, shipping inspection, environmental protection, and search and rescue. It operates throughout Norway's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), internal waters and territorial waters. It is headquartered at Sortland Naval Base. In 2013 the Coast Guard had 370 employees, including conscripts, and a budget of 1.0 billion Norwegian krone. The force is subdivided into three main divisions. The Outer Coast Guard covers the EEZ and consists of three ''Nordkapp''-class offshore patrol vessels, three ''Barentshav''-class offshore patrol vessels as well as ''Ålesund'', ''Svalbard'' and ''Harstad''. The Inner Coast Guard consists of five ''Nornen''-class patrol vessels. The Coast Guard has air support of the P-3 Orion patrol aircraft operated by the Roy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
