Northwest Passage

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The Northwest Passage is a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Archipelago of Canada. Between the end of the 15th century and the 20th century, Europeans explorers made numerous attempts to discover a sea route north and west around North America.