The Northwest passage ...
The Arctic region could be a future geopolitical battleground. Arctic temperatures have risen faster than anywhere else on Earth, which has led to an unprecedented melting of the polar ice cap. The thawing ice will have profound consequences for the region, and global politics generally, with the op...
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.7282/t3x350sq https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/51442 |
| Summary: | The Arctic region could be a future geopolitical battleground. Arctic temperatures have risen faster than anywhere else on Earth, which has led to an unprecedented melting of the polar ice cap. The thawing ice will have profound consequences for the region, and global politics generally, with the opening of strategic waterways for shipping, and a drive to claim rights to the wealth of natural resources that lie beneath Arctic waters. One such waterway is the Northwest Passage, a strategic route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Since the European discovery of North America, adventurous seafarers have dreamed of a Northwest Passage that would commercially link Europe and Asia. Unfortunately, ice blockades and poor weather conditions proved formidable barriers, and over the course of four centuries, many tried, failed, and died seeking a westerly route. Not until 1906 was the waterway first traversed by Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, but even then the ... |
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