North Cape

American  

noun

1. a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.

2. the northern end of North Island, New Zealand.

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North Cape British  

noun

1. a cape on N Magerøy Island, in the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of Norway

2. a cape on N North Island, New Zealand

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Example Sentences

Luis Fernandes, a meteorologist with New Zealand’s weather agency MetService, said gale-force winds had whipped up rough seas around North Cape at the time the alarm was raised.

From Seattle Times

The 56-foot boat set off a distress signal Sunday night off North Cape on the northern coast.

From Washington Post

Five people were rescued after the boat got into trouble and set off a distress signal on Sunday night off North Cape on the northern coast, triggering a major search and rescue operation.

From Seattle Times

They were those which treat of the haunts of sea-fowl; of “the solitary rocks and promontories” by them only inhabited; of the coast of Norway, studded with isles from its southern extremity, the Lindeness, or Naze, to the North Cape—

From Literature

In North Cape May, N.J., the Haven House at St. John of God, a low-income, senior housing site, was without power for more than 30 hours, leaving residents with rotting perishables and no easy way to cook.

From New York Times