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Northwest Passage


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  1. 1903-1906 a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen
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  • Northwest Passage, the
    1. a way by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, going along the northern coast of North America. It was first sailed through by Roald AMUNDSEN in 1903-06
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