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. ... Climate change has caused Arctic ice cover to thin in recent years, opening the passage to marine shipping.

Does a true Northwest Passage exist?

The Northwest Passage (NWP) is the sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. ... Arctic sea ice decline has rendered the waterways more navigable for ice navigation.

What is the Northwest Passage and does it exist?

The Northwest Passage is a sea corridor connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Canada's Arctic Archipelago islands and along the northern-most coast of North America. Europeans searched for 300 years to find a viable sea trade-route to Asia.