The municipality encompasses mainly the island of Magerøya, but also parts of the mainland east and west of the fjord of Porsangen.Most of the inhabitants live in the fishing village of Honningsvåg, but Nordvågen, Kamøyvær, Skarsvåg and Gjesvær are also important places.The municipality's most famous point, after which it is named, is Nordkapp (North Cape). This 307 m high cliff is usually referred to as the northernmost point of Europe. Some 200,000 tourists visit annually, during the two to three months of summer. The neighbouring point of Knivskjellodden is, however, some 1,500 m further north.Knivskegellodden is quite flat and unremarkable so Nordkapp has been promoted to appeal to average tourists because it is a spectacular bluff. A well appointed visitors' centre caters to them. But they are both on the island of Mareroya connected to mainland Europe by a long road tunnel.The adventurous travellers who read this page should make their way East to Mehamn and walk or boat to Nordkyn, which any map will show is the real northernmost point of the Europe. http://wikitravel.org/en/Nordkapp