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  1. Episode Guide

    • 1. Fight at the River
      1. Fight at the River Sep 14, 1958
      • The rangers must destroy a French fortification without a cannon.
    • 2. The Red Coat
      2. The Red Coat Sep 21, 1958
      • A British officer's red coat is an invitation for attack.
    • 3. Gunsmith
      3. Gunsmith Sep 28, 1958
      • A spy is assisting Indian raids against the colonists.
  2. 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.

  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. Jun 19, 2024 · 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.

  5. The Northwest Passage is a sea route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. In the past, the Northwest Passage has been virtually impassable because it was covered by thick, year-round sea ice.

  6. 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. By Greg...

  7. 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.

  8. 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).

  9. The search for a commercial sea route around the American land barrier dates from the end of the 15th century and attracted explorers such as Jacques Cartier, Francis Drake, Martin Frobisher, and Capt. James Cook. The passage was finally navigated successfully in 1903–05 by Roald Amundsen.

  10. Jul 19, 2017 · For centuries, able seafarers failed to find the Northwest Passage, among them John Cabot, Henry Hudson, Francis Drake and James Cook. Harsh weather, thick ice and treacherous shallows forced many expeditions to turn back.

  11. www.encyclopedia.com › arctic-physical-geography › northwest-passageNorthwest Passage | Encyclopedia.com

    May 29, 2018 · NORTHWEST PASSAGE. First navigated during a voyage from 1903 to 1906 by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in his ship, the Gjoa, the Northwest Passage is the sea route that links the North Atlantic Ocean with the North Pacific Ocean.

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