Northeast Passage

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Map of the Arctic region showing major historical exploration routes, with color-coded lines tracing the Northwest Passage, Northeast Passage, and notable expeditions such as those by Robert Peary, Fridtjof Nansen, Ralph Plaisted, Wally Herbert, Sibiryakov, Arktika, and Sibir. The map highlights paths across the Arctic Ocean and surrounding landmasses, connecting locations in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia, and northern Europe.

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Northeast Passage: References & Edit History

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Kenneth Pletcher

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Deleted Web site: Pictures - during NE passage.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 19, 2013
	Article thoroughly revised.	Kenneth Pletcher	Jun 08, 2011
	Added new Web site: Athropolis - Northern Sea Route.	Grace Young	Feb 15, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998