Friday, November 12, 2004
Arctic melt may open up Northwest Passage
The Globe and Mail: "Portal could cut nearly 5,000 nautical miles from Asia-Europe trip via Panama Canal
By JOE FRIESEN
With a report from Canadian Press
Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - Page A3
The Northwest Passage, long presumed to be of greater symbolic than practical value, may soon find itself the site of a major shift in global trade patterns."Within decades, the waterway that defeated Sir John Franklin and Henry Hudson could become the shortened trade link between Europe and Asia that explorers sought for centuries.
Within decades, the waterway that defeated Sir John Franklin and Henry Hudson could become the shortened trade link between Europe and Asia that explorers sought for centuries.
By JOE FRIESEN
With a report from Canadian Press
Tuesday, November 9, 2004 - Page A3
The Northwest Passage, long presumed to be of greater symbolic than practical value, may soon find itself the site of a major shift in global trade patterns."Within decades, the waterway that defeated Sir John Franklin and Henry Hudson could become the shortened trade link between Europe and Asia that explorers sought for centuries.
Within decades, the waterway that defeated Sir John Franklin and Henry Hudson could become the shortened trade link between Europe and Asia that explorers sought for centuries.
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