The Expeditions

• 2011 Expedition

  Scotland's Islands

  This July Cape Farewell embarks on its biggest project yet, in partnership with Cove Park: a month-long expedition by boat across the Scottish islands from Oban across the Western Isles of Scotland to Lewis.
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• 2010 Arctic Expedition

  Svalbard and Spitsbergen

  In September 2010 Cape Farewell launched it's eighth expedition to the Arctic. For 22 days the crew of 20 including marine scientists, writers, musicians, architects and artists sailed around Svalbard and Spitsbergen.
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• Andes Expedition 2009

  Andean Rainforests, Peru

  In June 2009 Cape Farewell led our first expedition outside of the Arctic to the Andes in Peru. Trekking from 4,000m above sea level to 200m, they visited shrinking glaciers, cloud forests, lower forests, areas of deforestation and the Amazon.
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• Disko Bay Expedition 2008

  West Coast of Greenland

  In September 2008, Cape Farewell travelled to the West coast of Greenland. They began their 10 day journey in Kangerlussuaq, visiting the spectacular Disko Bay area with a crew dominated by an international array of musicians.
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• Youth Expedition 2008

  Greenland and Baffin Island

  In conjunction with British Council Canada, Cape Farewell launched it's second Youth Expedition in September 2008. The international crew of 28 young people sailed from Svalbard to Cape Farewell, before crossing to Greenland and finishing on Baffin Island.
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• 2007 Art/Science Expedition

  East Coast of Greenland

  The 2007 expedition was an epic journey sailing over 1800 nautical miles and encountering gale force nine winds. Taking almost three weeks the expedition brought together twenty artists and scientists from seven countries.
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• Youth Expedition 2007

  Longyearbyen to Ny-Alesund

  Cape Farewell's first Youth Expedition saw twelve students from the UK, Germany and Canada travelling to Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic to complete landmark art and science projects.
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• 2005 Art/Science Expedition

  Locked in Ice, Spitsbergen

  The Cape Farewell team embarked on their third fieldwork expedition in March 2005, where they battled temperatures of -30°C to join the Noorderlicht locked in ice at Tempelfjorden, just north of the 79th parallel.
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• 2004 Art/Science Expedition

  Circumnavigating Spitsbergen

  For three weeks the Cape Farewell crew circumnavigated Spitsbergen, the main island of the Svalbard archipelago, aboard the Noorderlicht - sailing almost as far north as possible.
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• 2003 Art/Science Expedition

  Spitsbergen via Bear Island

  In May 2003 a group of scientists, educators and artists set sail aboard The Noorderlicht on Cape Farewell's first Arctic expedition - a voyage that tok them from Tromsø to Spitsbergen via Bear Island.
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