Northwest Passage
North American Plate
Description
The Northwest Passage (abbreviated as NWP) is, from the European and northern Atlantic point of view, the sea route to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Publications
Title | Publication Date | Description | Link |
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Northwest Passage (webpage from Wikipedia) | A long article about the Northwest Passage | Link |
Expeditions
Name | Begin Date | End Date | Start Head Count | End Head Count |
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Henry Hudson's 1607 Voyage | 1607 | 1607 | 12 | |
Henry Hudson's 1609 Voyage | 1609 | 1609 | ||
Henry Hudson's 1610 Voyage | 1610 | 1611 | 25 | |
Amundsen's Northwest Passage Expedition | 1903 | 1906 |
Objects
Name | Type |
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Discovery | Sea-going Vessel |
Gjøa | Sea-going Vessel |
Halve Maen | Sea-going Vessel |
Hopewell | Sea-going Vessel |