
Northwest Passage - Wikipedia
The Northwest Passage (NWP) is the sea lane between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, near the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Arctic …
What is the Northwest Passage? A Map and a History. - Geology.com
Northwest Passage Map. The map at the top of this page shows possible routes through the Northwest Passage. Ships traveling west would enter the Passage through Baffin Bay, pass …
Northwest Passage | Definition, Explorers, Map, & Facts ...
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 …
Routes - The North West Passage
These routes are shown on the map: 1: Davis Strait, Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, Viscount Melville Sound, McClure Strait, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Bering Strait. The shortest and …
Northwest Passage - HISTORY
Feb 22, 2018 · The Northwest Passage spans roughly 900 miles from the North Atlantic north of Canada’s Baffin Island in the east to the Beaufort Sea north of the U.S. state of Alaska in the …
Northwest Passage - Arctic Portal
Interactive Mapping System provides visualization of Arctic Shipping Routes. Please, click the link under the box on the right hand side to access the map or view the map of the Northwest …
The Northwest Passage - ArcGIS StoryMaps
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 …
NOVA | Arctic Passage | Tracing the Routes (printable) | PBS
On this interactive map, compare key points on both expeditions and follow their routes from beginning to end.— Lexi Krock. 1. May 19, 1845. Sir John Franklin and 128 men set sail from …
These Maps Show the Epic Quest for a Northwest Passage
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 …
Maps of the Northwest Passage - ATHROPOLIS
Maps of the Northwest Passage. Modern day northwest passage routes and routes by Roald Amundsen and the RCMPV St. Roch.