northeast passage
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The Northeast Passage is a sea route along the northern coast of Eurasia, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via Arctic waters and historically sought as a shorter path between Europe and Asia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northeast Passage | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic waterway
ⓘ
sea route ⓘ shipping route ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Arctic climate
ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nordostpassage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nordøstpassasjen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateChangeImpact |
longer navigation season
ⓘ
reduced sea ice extent ⓘ |
| connects |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCoastlineTraversed | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyExplorationBy |
Dutch explorers
ⓘ
English explorers ⓘ Russian explorers ⓘ |
| endpointRegion |
Barents Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
impact on Arctic ecosystems
ⓘ
risk of oil spills in Arctic environment ⓘ |
| explorationEra | Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCompleteTransitBy | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCompleteTransitEndYear | 1880 ⓘ |
| firstCompleteTransitShip | Vega GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstCompleteTransitStartYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallySoughtAs | shorter route between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| legalStatus | within Russian Arctic waters ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | northern coast of Eurasia ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| mainUse |
cargo shipping
ⓘ
hydrocarbon transport ⓘ |
| navigability | seasonal ⓘ |
| navigationChallenges |
drifting ice
ⓘ
limited search and rescue infrastructure ⓘ shallow waters in some areas ⓘ |
| notableExplorer |
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vitus Bering NERFINISHED ⓘ Willem Barentsz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Sea Route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Chukchi Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Siberian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Laptev Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
potential alternative to Suez Canal route
ⓘ
shorter maritime link between northern Europe and northeast Asia ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Russian shipping regulations
ⓘ
icebreaker escort requirements ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.