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Nordkyn, Cape

Nordkyn, Cape (nôr'chün, noor'–) [key], or Kinnarodden (chi'närôd"un) [key], northernmost point of the European mainland, Finnmark co., N Norway, E of North Cape, at lat. 71°8'N.

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