The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. European explorers sought it as a shortcut to Asia for centuries without success; Roald Amundsen completed the first full transit between 1903 and 1906, and shrinking Arctic sea ice has since made regular seasonal shipping increasingly viable. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Established YearRoald Amundsen completed the first full transit between 1903 and 1906. SignificanceSought for centuries by European explorers as a shortcut to Asia; not successfully transited until Roald Amundsen's 1903-1906 expedition, and only recently opening to regular seasonal shipping as Arctic ice retreats. 1 Route TypeArctic maritime shipping route 1 TerminiBaffin Bay, Atlantic Ocean, to the Bering Strait, Pacific Ocean, through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago 1 Operational StatusActive (seasonal, increasingly navigable) 1 Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Northwest Passage
WikipediaLead section, sentence distinguishing the Northeast Passage
The eastern route along the Arctic coasts of Norway and Siberia is accordingly called the Northeast Passage (NEP).
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