North Cape · Norway
Gamvik rest area · Nordkyn
Small rest area on Kvalvikveien (Fv8072) at Gamvik on the Nordkyn peninsula, open to the Barents Sea to the north.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open to the north: the land rises to about 1° at most, lowest towards the north-north-east..
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 103 km by road from the middle of North Cape (estimate), roughly 1 h 59 by car.
- Parking
- Small rest area; room for only 2 cars.
- Coordinates
- 71.0547, 28.2488 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Very small: do not block the road.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.