The Trade Route to the White Sea

The North Cape

Stephen Borough (1525-1584) was the master of the vessel, Edward Bonaventure, during the 1553 English expedition. It was he who named a 300-meter tall cliff the North Cape, as his ship sailed past this area in early August 1553. The designation - the North Cape - was first drawn on a map dating from the 1570s. This map was created by Stephen's brother, William Borough (1536-1599), who also participated on this trail-blazing polar expedition of 1553.

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The Northern Lights Route is part of The Council of Europe Cultural Routes. The Cultural Routes are an invitation to Europeans to wander the paths and explore the places where the unity and diversity of our European identity were forged.
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