Lindesnes

American

[lin-duhs-nes] / ˈlɪn dəsˌnɛs /

noun

a cape at the southern tip of Norway, on the North Sea.

Lindesnes British

/ ˈlɪndɪsˌnɛs /

noun

Also called: the Naze. a cape at the S tip of Norway, projecting into the North Sea

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Towards evening the schooner doubled Cape Skagen, the northernmost part of Denmark, crossed the Skagerrak during the night—skirted the extreme point of Norway through the gut of Cape Lindesnes, and then reached the Northern Seas.

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