Pacific expeditions

research expedition in Siberia (1733–1743)

research and philanthropic expedition

exploring and surveying expedition, 1838 to 1842

research expedition (1789-1794)

research expedition by Thor Heyerdahl

The Plastiki is a catamaran made out of 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles and other recycled PET plastic and waste products. Michael Pawlyn of Exploration Architecture worked on the concept design with David de Rothschild and helped to shape some of the key ideas. The craft was built using cradle to cradle design philosophies and features many renewable energy systems, including solar panels, wind and trailing propeller turbines, and bicycle generators. The frame was designed by Australian naval architect Andrew Dovell. The boat's name is a play on the 1947 Kon-Tiki raft used to sail across the

research expedition (1725-1730)

1619 Spanish exploration

research expedition

series of scientific expeditions to the South Pacific

1865-1867 expedition organized by the Smithsonian Institution to Canada, Russian-America (Alaska), and Asia

organization