<P> The Northwest Passage ( abbreviated as NWP ) is , from the European and northern Atlantic point of view , the sea route to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic Ocean , along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . The eastern route along the Arctic coasts of Norway and Siberia is accordingly called Northeast Passage ( NEP ) . </P>
<P> The Northwest Passage ( abbreviated as NWP ) is , from the European and northern Atlantic point of view , the sea route to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic Ocean , along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . The eastern route along the Arctic coasts of Norway and Siberia is accordingly called Northeast Passage ( NEP ) . </P>
a sea route from the atlantic to the pacific that passed through or around north america
a sea route from the atlantic to the pacific that passed through or around north america
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage