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  1. The Northwest Passage (NWP) is the sea lane between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. [1] [2] [3] [4] The eastern route along the Arctic coasts of Norway and Siberia is accordingly called the Northeast Passage (NEP).

  2. 4 days ago · Northwest Passage, historical sea passage of the North American continent. It represents centuries of effort to find a route westward from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic Archipelago of what became Canada. Learn more about the Northwest Passage in this article.

  3. Feb 22, 2018 · The Northwest Passage is a famed sea route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through a group of sparsely populated Canadian islands known as the Arctic Archipelago.

  4. The Northwest Passage, Sought by Europeans for 400 Years, Is Found and Traversed by Ship by Roald Amundsen. Overview. Europeans searched for 400 years for a passage through North America that would take them to the fabled lands of the Orient. Their searches met with little success.

  5. Oct 20, 2016 · These Maps Show the Epic Quest for a Northwest Passage. Once just a figment of the imagination, a navigable sea route through the Arctic is becoming reality due to climate change.

  6. Aug 12, 2013 · The Northwest Passage is a sea corridor through Canada's Arctic archipelago and along the northern coast of North America. European explorers searched in vain for the passage for 300 years, intent on finding a commercially viable western sea route between Europe and Asia.

  7. Jan 28, 2024 · The Northwest Passage (NWP) is a sea passage located above the continent of North America that skirts between Canada and Greenland, through the Canadian Arctic archipelago, and around the northern coast of Alaska until it reaches the Bering sea (1).

  8. John Davis (c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief navigators of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage and served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands in August 1592. Life and career.

  9. For over 400 years explorers risked their lives to search the Arctic for a northwest Passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Explorers searching for the Passage were hoping to establish a lucrative trading route between Europe and Asia.

  10. The Northwest Passage is the sea route through an archipelago of islands which lie to the north of the North American mainland. This passage links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through landscapes of rocky terrain and tundra, against an awesome backdrop of mountains and glaciers.