SL: The Northwest Passage – the shortest route to the Pacific

Until 1914, ships had to sail around Africa or South America to travel from Europe to Asia. This is the story of a third route – the one through the Arctic Ocean.

Old sailing ship
It was not until 1903-1906 that a single ship successfully sailed through the entire Northwest Passage. Foto: Nasjonalbiblioteket
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Aarskog, Karine Nigar karine.n.aarskog@uit.no Seniorrådgiver kommunikasjon
Publisert: 07.08.25 18:56 Oppdatert: 17.08.25 19:56
Arktis Framtidas stifinnere i Arktis Hav

Link to the full story written by Ronald Toppe, Statsraad Lehmkuhl


Kortnytt fra Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi
Aarskog, Karine Nigar karine.n.aarskog@uit.no Seniorrådgiver kommunikasjon