where is the northwest passage?

Answer 1

basically there isn't one. Explorers tried to find a passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific around the top of Canada - going Northwest but encountered Ice - hence no passage for shipping.

Answer 2

The Northwest Passage is a sea route around the northern edge of Canada, skirting the Arctic Circle, and navigating between several of the larger islands that make up Canada's northern boundary. Ultimately, one end is the Atlantic Ocean and the other is the Pacific Ocean.

The search for the passage was made in the hopes of finding a faster way to the Far East from Europe. At the time of the early searches, exploration had already discovered trade routes around the southern tip of South America and the southern tip of Africa; the Panama and Suez canals were not yet in existence.

The passage runs from the Atlantic proper north along Greenland's western shore before turning west at the northern tip of Baffin Island. From there, it continues westward into Resolute Bay, before turning south below Cornwallis Island. In the bay just south of the strait between Prince of Wales (west) and Somerset (east) islands, the passage curves slightly southwest so that it passes just west of King William Island.It then continues along the southern and western shores of Victoria Island, before angling northwest past Banks Island and around the northern tip of Alaska to the Bering Strait and ultimately the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 3

The Northwest Passage is the name for the much sought after maritime route between the Eastern seaboard of what became Canada and the United States.

Explorers of earlier days attempted to find this to cash in on the profitable trade with the Eastern Hemisphere of the Indies etc.

At the time, the extent of the East-West distance across the North American continent was not well understood, and their efforts were fruitless in terms of profit.

In fact, the Northwest Passage across North America DOES exist, and was first traveled by Lewis and Clark in the early 1800's.

Answer 4

The northwest passage is a sea route that connects the Pacific, and Atlantic oceans in northern Canada.

Answer 5

it is the connection between the atlantic and the pacific ocean in the northwest, so its north of canada. explorers looked for it because the southwest one is very dangerous because of storms and the panama canal was made later.