Is There a Passage Through the Arctic?

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.

Can you sail through the Arctic?

Arctic shipping routes are the maritime paths used by vessels to navigate through parts or the entirety of the Arctic. There are three main routes that connect the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans: the Northeast Passage, the Northwest Passage, and the mostly unused Transpolar Sea Route.

Where is the Arctic passage?

Where Is the Northwest Passage? The Northwest Passage spans roughly 900 miles from the North Atlantic north of Canada's Baffin Island in the east to the Beaufort Sea north of the U.S. state of Alaska in the west. It's located entirely within the Arctic Circle, less than 1,200 miles from the North [JR1] .