<P> The North Cape is reached by European route E69 highway through the North Cape Tunnel, an undersea tunnel connecting the island of Magerøya to the mainland . The EuroVelo bicycle route EV1 runs from North Cape to Sagres, Portugal--a 8,196 - kilometre (5,093 mi) distance by land and sea . </P> <P> Regular buses run from the nearby town of Honningsvåg to the North Cape (36 km (22 mi)), and coaches meet the many cruise ships that call at the port of Honningsvåg . The nearest airport is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (IATA code: HVG). </P> <P> It is possible to visit North Cape during winter, but the last stretch of road is only open for convoy driving at certain times . The road to North Cape is kept open during winter and is accessible to regular vehicles and drivers that both can cope with the hard snow and wind conditions that may occur in winter . Before this, E69 was the only winter - closed E road in Europe . </P> <P> The North Cape was named by the Englishman Steven Borough, captain of the Edward Bonaventure, which sailed past in 1553 in search of the Northeast Passage . </P>

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