The Passage Discovered

As a result of global climate change a useable sea route over the top of North America is quickly becoming a reality but who was the first to discover the passage and when did they do it?

  • The Franklin Expedition
  • Robert McClure and his party
  • Roald Amundsen
  • The crews of the RCMP vessel the St. Roch

Articles in newspapers or magazines

Books

Private letters

Government documents

Maps

  • Map Showing McClure’s Route Across the Northwest Passage
    • Title : Map Showing McClure’s Route Across the Northwest Passage
    • Created by : unknown
    • Date : 1857
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  • Chart of Part of the Arctic Regions as Known in 1845, Being a Copy of the Chart Supplied to the Franklin Expedition
    • Title : Chart of Part of the Arctic Regions as Known in 1845, Being a Copy of the Chart Supplied to the Franklin Expedition
    • Created by : John Brown, adapting map from British Admiralty chart
    • Date : 1860
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Sunken ship