NORTHWEST PASSAGE Definition & Meaning

Northwest Passage

noun

a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Northwest Passage

noun

the passage by sea from the Atlantic to the Pacific along the N coast of America: attempted for over 300 years by Europeans seeking a short route to the Far East, before being successfully navigated by Amundsen (1903–06)

Northwest Passage

A sea route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through northwestern America, often sought by early explorers. There is an actual Northwest Passage, but it requires sailing through far northern waters that are icebound much of the year.

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Origin of Northwest Passage¹

First recorded in 1545–55

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Grays Bay is approximately in the centre of the so-called Northwest Passage, the Arctic sea route north of the Canadian mainland.

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Alex hopes the data they gather along the Northwest Passage will be significant.

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Rising global temperatures has meant that the Northwest Passage - which connects the Atlantic and Pacific through Arctic waters - has been ice-free during the summer.

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The Northwest Passage, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean in Canada, has lacked ice in the summertime in recent years, they said.

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It was 2016, and at the time, the cruise ship Serenity was the largest vessel ever to sail through the Northwest Passage.

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