The Northwest Passage - The Quick Northern Sea Route That Never Was
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Date: 2024-01-04
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-Sayitaint_So
i think the Amundsen claim of finally discovering ( mapping ) the waterway northwest passage was a bogus fact. by the early 1900's the Canadian Pacific railroad was a trading route that rendered a Northwest Passage obsolete and the CP had been active for nearly 20 years by then. Other railroads further south had connected the east American continent to the west Columbian continent for years before then. many early explorers died looking for the elusive northwest passage and the general story goes that no one was able to map it until Amundsen came along. history is sometimes fixed by those who succeed above and beyond others. still a good topic full of potential legend such as the travels of Franklin and Parry who were operating in the early Morse code technology era when steam engines and rail roads were the New World Order. in today's realm advanced tech such as that is kept on the military level and sometimes released on the public if investors can make billions with it.
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i think the Amundsen claim of finally discovering ( mapping ) the waterway northwest passage was a bogus fact. by the early 1900's the Canadian Pacific railroad was a trading route that rendered a Northwest Passage obsolete and the CP had been active for nearly 20 years by then. Other railroads further south had connected the east American continent to the west Columbian continent for years before then. many early explorers died looking for the elusive northwest passage and the general story goes that no one was able to map it until Amundsen came along. history is sometimes fixed by those who succeed above and beyond others. still a good topic full of potential legend such as the travels of Franklin and Parry who were operating in the early Morse code technology era when steam engines and rail roads were the New World Order. in today's realm advanced tech such as that is kept on the military level and sometimes released on the public if investors can make billions with it.
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-Itssmial_Ova
When I was younger, I faced the prospect of a long bus ride. This being before the age of smartphones my only entertainment would be a book.
I found a bookstore near a bus station and decided to getting the biggest book I could find, without looking at what it was about.
It was a thick old book, The title was hardly discernable. The inside front cover had the name -Terror-: It was a dramatized story of what could have happened to the crew of the HMS Erebor and Terror. It was totally enthralling and ever since then I've soaked up any news about what happened to them.
The discovery of the wrecks a couple years ago was absolutely incredible.
One day I'd love to get to England and visit the naval museum.
Thanks for sharing this story.
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When I was younger, I faced the prospect of a long bus ride. This being before the age of smartphones my only entertainment would be a book.
I found a bookstore near a bus station and decided to getting the biggest book I could find, without looking at what it was about.
It was a thick old book, The title was hardly discernable. The inside front cover had the name -Terror-: It was a dramatized story of what could have happened to the crew of the HMS Erebor and Terror. It was totally enthralling and ever since then I've soaked up any news about what happened to them.
The discovery of the wrecks a couple years ago was absolutely incredible.
One day I'd love to get to England and visit the naval museum.
Thanks for sharing this story.
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-richardverren8121
A very interesting and enjoyable video about the search for the Northern Passage. As an Australian, I am happy that this was so problematic for explorers as otherwise our country would have become a French colony in 1788 instead of an English colonial settlement. La Perouse arrived only 3 days after Capt Arthur Phillip arrived in Botany Bay to establish NSW. He had been stuck in ice for many months after scouting for a NW Passage for France before heading to the Pacific. The English Government was 18yrs slow to act on Capt James Cook's claim of the Eastern Australian continent for England and only the loss of the Americas got them hurriedly moving with a first settlement fleet.
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A very interesting and enjoyable video about the search for the Northern Passage. As an Australian, I am happy that this was so problematic for explorers as otherwise our country would have become a French colony in 1788 instead of an English colonial settlement. La Perouse arrived only 3 days after Capt Arthur Phillip arrived in Botany Bay to establish NSW. He had been stuck in ice for many months after scouting for a NW Passage for France before heading to the Pacific. The English Government was 18yrs slow to act on Capt James Cook's claim of the Eastern Australian continent for England and only the loss of the Americas got them hurriedly moving with a first settlement fleet.
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fun-facts
A very solid overview of the Northwest Passage, which somehow I missed until now! One small correction: The Ross Expedition of 1829-33 (at -16: 30) was actually led by Sir -John- Ross, who had led the 1818 expedition. Sir James Ross, his nephew, was actually his second in command on the expedition. John would gain a knighthood out of the expedition; James, his step to post captain. James Ross would later lead famous expeditions of his own to both the Antarctic and Arctic - and this often leads to confusion with those of his uncle.
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A very solid overview of the Northwest Passage, which somehow I missed until now! One small correction: The Ross Expedition of 1829-33 (at -16: 30) was actually led by Sir -John- Ross, who had led the 1818 expedition. Sir James Ross, his nephew, was actually his second in command on the expedition. John would gain a knighthood out of the expedition; James, his step to post captain. James Ross would later lead famous expeditions of his own to both the Antarctic and Arctic - and this often leads to confusion with those of his uncle.
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-kennethbrack4061
Wonderful documentary. A region I have often wondered about being a resident of Northern New England. I wish you had mentioned one of the earliest attempts to find the Northwest Passage by an English sea captain in 1577 as related in Samuel Bawlf's book, -The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake-. He traveled from England, through Magellan's strait and up the western coast of America to the coast of Alaska before turning west on his famous voyage around the world.
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Wonderful documentary. A region I have often wondered about being a resident of Northern New England. I wish you had mentioned one of the earliest attempts to find the Northwest Passage by an English sea captain in 1577 as related in Samuel Bawlf's book, -The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake-. He traveled from England, through Magellan's strait and up the western coast of America to the coast of Alaska before turning west on his famous voyage around the world.
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-forsbergDk
Well covered history of the NW passage! -
We should make a story of the discovery and connections across the North Atlantic from Scandinavia and the Greenlandic Coasts since 985 AD. There was -regular- summer traffic up along the coast into Baffin Bay until connection with the was lost somewhere around mid 15th century, until connection was lost with the settlements - and when finally returning 1731, no (or almost no) Scandinavians was anymore in Greenland.
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Well covered history of the NW passage! -
We should make a story of the discovery and connections across the North Atlantic from Scandinavia and the Greenlandic Coasts since 985 AD. There was -regular- summer traffic up along the coast into Baffin Bay until connection with the was lost somewhere around mid 15th century, until connection was lost with the settlements - and when finally returning 1731, no (or almost no) Scandinavians was anymore in Greenland.
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-norml. hugh-mann
The Canadian Govt claims it cannot provide adequate rescue/salvage/environmental protection for rhe sensitive ares for commercial shipping at this moment as there isn't anything out there but an ecosystem with sparse pockets of life that commercial shipping can destroy without adequate resources in place for problems. It's a non-ussue though because you can go through it by boat but pretty much need icebreakerz.
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The Canadian Govt claims it cannot provide adequate rescue/salvage/environmental protection for rhe sensitive ares for commercial shipping at this moment as there isn't anything out there but an ecosystem with sparse pockets of life that commercial shipping can destroy without adequate resources in place for problems. It's a non-ussue though because you can go through it by boat but pretty much need icebreakerz.
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-jp-um2fr
Some say their glass is half full, others half empty. I'm a half full type. Whilst these expeditions were failures in there objectives they did at least show supreme courage. You use the word 'arrogant' at he beginning, I think 'unwise' might be better, it's difficult to be arrogant about something you don't know anything about. Or is it?
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Some say their glass is half full, others half empty. I'm a half full type. Whilst these expeditions were failures in there objectives they did at least show supreme courage. You use the word 'arrogant' at he beginning, I think 'unwise' might be better, it's difficult to be arrogant about something you don't know anything about. Or is it?
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-MIG29K1
I think Franklin's and other expeditions before that were what we call siege technique used in mountaineering while Amundsen used Alpine style technique in all his expeditions. Coupled with his readiness to learn and accept local techniques ensured that he survived and became successful in all the two poles and in NW passage.
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I think Franklin's and other expeditions before that were what we call siege technique used in mountaineering while Amundsen used Alpine style technique in all his expeditions. Coupled with his readiness to learn and accept local techniques ensured that he survived and became successful in all the two poles and in NW passage.
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-juliet6550
'Discovered the Americas ' always has me utterly retching.
It would be funny except the same 'aristo' families are doing more of the same now with impact markets and their imposed religion of Ai systems. And the same 'faith' institutions are helping, ambushing vulnerable populations in the same way as before.
Sad.
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'Discovered the Americas ' always has me utterly retching.
It would be funny except the same 'aristo' families are doing more of the same now with impact markets and their imposed religion of Ai systems. And the same 'faith' institutions are helping, ambushing vulnerable populations in the same way as before.
Sad.
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-adg1017
Climate change. Classic. I wonder when ppl will stop mentioning this utterly failed theory in videos. In 200 years, when kids in Florida are learning about geography, will they laugh whilst huddled by a fire under piles of blankets? Global warming isn-t the problem. Global cooling would kill hundreds of millions.
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Climate change. Classic. I wonder when ppl will stop mentioning this utterly failed theory in videos. In 200 years, when kids in Florida are learning about geography, will they laugh whilst huddled by a fire under piles of blankets? Global warming isn-t the problem. Global cooling would kill hundreds of millions.
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-drewstead316
There's so many misleading things the beginning of this video I don't even know where to start but rather than confuse multiple issues I'm just going to complain about one of them.
You drew a line from the strait of Gibraltar but the west coast of Africa is closer 2 South America then Washington d. c.
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There's so many misleading things the beginning of this video I don't even know where to start but rather than confuse multiple issues I'm just going to complain about one of them.
You drew a line from the strait of Gibraltar but the west coast of Africa is closer 2 South America then Washington d. c.
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-jerrybaird2059
Outstanding video. The 19th century attempts to find a northwest passage, in the face of common sense, and at great cost to human life, can be understood in the context of the muscular expansion of the British Empire, after it had defeated France and become the only sea power in the world.
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Outstanding video. The 19th century attempts to find a northwest passage, in the face of common sense, and at great cost to human life, can be understood in the context of the muscular expansion of the British Empire, after it had defeated France and become the only sea power in the world.
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-quantumcat7673
The egocentric, vain, ignorant and arrogant humans clearly sealed most of the North West Passage expeditions. The problem is, the same shit plague our society today! People are too occupied licking their own navel to see they are crashing a mountain just ahead of them! DISGUSTING HUMANS!
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The egocentric, vain, ignorant and arrogant humans clearly sealed most of the North West Passage expeditions. The problem is, the same shit plague our society today! People are too occupied licking their own navel to see they are crashing a mountain just ahead of them! DISGUSTING HUMANS!
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-mrdanforth3744
According to Al Gore Global Warming was going to eliminate the arctic ice by 2010. What happened? Nothing, that's what happened. So they had to rebrand Global Warming as Climate Change to stop people laughing. What is Climate Change, could be anything or nothing so they are safe there.
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According to Al Gore Global Warming was going to eliminate the arctic ice by 2010. What happened? Nothing, that's what happened. So they had to rebrand Global Warming as Climate Change to stop people laughing. What is Climate Change, could be anything or nothing so they are safe there.
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fun-facts
Although unlikely to return north again, I had the work privilege of stints in Nunavut, 2002 to 2012, including Gjoa Haven, and thus always an interest in history. Your video is an excellant summary of explorations. Also remembering the oral history of the Inuit.
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Although unlikely to return north again, I had the work privilege of stints in Nunavut, 2002 to 2012, including Gjoa Haven, and thus always an interest in history. Your video is an excellant summary of explorations. Also remembering the oral history of the Inuit.
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-LordOfLight
Yes it never was. until now. Global warming is melting the polar ice to such an extent that now the North West Passage is a reality in the summer. It's not yet an open sea lane that any commercial ship can traverse but it's becoming one.
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Yes it never was. until now. Global warming is melting the polar ice to such an extent that now the North West Passage is a reality in the summer. It's not yet an open sea lane that any commercial ship can traverse but it's becoming one.
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-about2mount
Ive seen ships the same size as Franklin's ships being loaded onto specialized lowboy carriers abd in three days be unloaded into the water from New York to San Francisco. No ship can go that fast on water like that on Interstate 80.
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Ive seen ships the same size as Franklin's ships being loaded onto specialized lowboy carriers abd in three days be unloaded into the water from New York to San Francisco. No ship can go that fast on water like that on Interstate 80.
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-Roarmeister2
And yet the Vikings were able to navigate the passage because with the medieval warming it was warmer than it is today. Trace evidence of Viking boat rivets and other artefacts have been found on either side of the passage.
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And yet the Vikings were able to navigate the passage because with the medieval warming it was warmer than it is today. Trace evidence of Viking boat rivets and other artefacts have been found on either side of the passage.
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-gamingwithlacks
Inuit didn't domesticate wolves. They brought their dogs with them when they came to the arctic some 2, 000 years ago. - The pre-inuit Dorset culture also had dogs up here. There is no evidence they tied them to sleds tho.
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Inuit didn't domesticate wolves. They brought their dogs with them when they came to the arctic some 2, 000 years ago. - The pre-inuit Dorset culture also had dogs up here. There is no evidence they tied them to sleds tho.
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-user-sj1uc8dj2d
-Computers are getting smarter all the time. Scientists tell us that soon they will be able to talk to us. (And by -they-, I mean -computers-. I doubt scientists will ever be able to talk to us)--
(Dave Barry)
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-Computers are getting smarter all the time. Scientists tell us that soon they will be able to talk to us. (And by -they-, I mean -computers-. I doubt scientists will ever be able to talk to us)--
(Dave Barry)
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-andrewrees6818
You very Quickly overlooked the Accomplishments in Navigation through the Passage on the Manhattan under the Guiding Hand of Capt. TC Pullen and his many other commercially viable feats via this route FYI
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You very Quickly overlooked the Accomplishments in Navigation through the Passage on the Manhattan under the Guiding Hand of Capt. TC Pullen and his many other commercially viable feats via this route FYI
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-francothepro4977
Very accurate work. Thank you. I travelled a lot in the artic for my work as photographer: baffin, ellesmere devon islands. Fascinated by the arctic gral. Ciao from italy
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Very accurate work. Thank you. I travelled a lot in the artic for my work as photographer: baffin, ellesmere devon islands. Fascinated by the arctic gral. Ciao from italy
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fun-facts
The doomsday cult of climate change was promising the northern route open by 2000. Quarter of century later there is no sign of -globalwarming- and there is more ice than ever.
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The doomsday cult of climate change was promising the northern route open by 2000. Quarter of century later there is no sign of -globalwarming- and there is more ice than ever.
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-Andrea-kx1mj
Interesting video, but Inuits don't live in Igloo anymore, they have year round houses. The video was implying that Inuits still live the same way they did 200 years ago.
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Interesting video, but Inuits don't live in Igloo anymore, they have year round houses. The video was implying that Inuits still live the same way they did 200 years ago.
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fun-facts
Adventures and those with foresight and imagination would still see the challenge as a worthwhile venture. (Especially those whose lives are stagnant and meaningless)
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Adventures and those with foresight and imagination would still see the challenge as a worthwhile venture. (Especially those whose lives are stagnant and meaningless)
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-jamesbohlman4297
I found the Aleutian Island a passing fancy during the months of moderate daylight hours, even in steel boats. I can't imagine wintering above Nome.
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I found the Aleutian Island a passing fancy during the months of moderate daylight hours, even in steel boats. I can't imagine wintering above Nome.
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-katbrown1449
There s a book called northwest passage that is a take on this. i rea did when I was young. My mo. Explained ot me that this was a real idea back then
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There s a book called northwest passage that is a take on this. i rea did when I was young. My mo. Explained ot me that this was a real idea back then
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-drewstead316
Greenland used to be at the North Pole, kind of weird that we call it Greenland. It probably hasn't been green for over 120 thousand years
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Greenland used to be at the North Pole, kind of weird that we call it Greenland. It probably hasn't been green for over 120 thousand years
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-colinafobe2152
even when watching that barren arctic land i feel unsettled, let alone to be there in the place of early explorers. brave people indeed
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even when watching that barren arctic land i feel unsettled, let alone to be there in the place of early explorers. brave people indeed
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-pax2902
My father worked on the DEW line in the mid 1950s. He said ships got through with supplies but had less than a two week window to get back out
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My father worked on the DEW line in the mid 1950s. He said ships got through with supplies but had less than a two week window to get back out
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-phoebehill953
I enjoyed the scenery. Thanks. Was just listening to a podcast about a man who sailed solo through the passage, so was fun to see it.
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I enjoyed the scenery. Thanks. Was just listening to a podcast about a man who sailed solo through the passage, so was fun to see it.
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-joeyleverton6800
They were willing to sail into the gates of oblivion instead of going through the Middle East. Things haven't changed much.
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They were willing to sail into the gates of oblivion instead of going through the Middle East. Things haven't changed much.
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-pablogonzalez6186
Pretty sure it was Sir John Ross who led the 1829 arctic expedition, not Sir James Clark Ross although he was part of it.
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Pretty sure it was Sir John Ross who led the 1829 arctic expedition, not Sir James Clark Ross although he was part of it.
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-VE7QRZ
I travelled through the NorthWest Passage, west to east, aboard the MV Simon Fraser in the summer of 2000. Enjoyed your video. --
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I travelled through the NorthWest Passage, west to east, aboard the MV Simon Fraser in the summer of 2000. Enjoyed your video. --
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