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The Search for a Northwest Passage URL: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/northwpass/intro.html Description: This exhibit focuses on the "many explorers [who] have ventured into the inhospitable Arctic regions in search of the Northwest Passage, a navigable channel that was believed to connect the North Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans." Essays and images cover early approaches in the 15th century until the passage was successfully navigated in 1903-06 by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. Includes related website links. From the British Library. LII Topics: Discovery & Exploration, Exploration, Explorers, Geography, History, Notable People, Polar Regions, Regions of the World Publisher: British Library Extra Keywords Cabot LII Database Information: Record 24514 created by Jennifer English on 09/17/2007 Last modification on 09/17/2007 Published: 09/20/2007 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24514 |
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