Northwest Passage.

[groucho]

On the ITV news in the minute: The first time it has been clear of ice in history. Isn't there a news article saying it was clear in the early 1900s? If so, I might have to post it off.

[DocJock]

Google Roald Amundsen. He navigated it in about 1905.

[King Herald]

groucho said:

On the ITV news in the minute: The first time it has been clear of ice in history. Isn't there a news article saying it was clear in the early 1900s? If so, I might have to post it off.

A seismic survey ship from my company sailed through it a couple of years back. It is clear every year for a certain period.

[groucho]

King Herald said:

groucho said:

On the ITV news in the minute: The first time it has been clear of ice in history. Isn't there a news article saying it was clear in the early 1900s? If so, I might have to post it off.

A seismic survey ship from my company sailed through it a couple of years back. It is clear every year for a certain period.

Then they are blatantly fibbing.

[Cliffv8]

wouldnt be much of a "Passage" if it had never been clear before would it

[Airbag]

Cliffv8 said:

wouldnt be much of a "Passage" if it had never been clear before would it

Just ask Franklin.

[groucho]

Cliffv8 said:

wouldnt be much of a "Passage" if it had never been clear before would it

Don't tell me, tell ITV. I have.

[FourWheelDrift]

Airbag said:

Cliffv8 said:

wouldnt be much of a "Passage" if it had never been clear before would it

Just ask Franklin.

There is more than one route to take on the Northwest Passage



Franklin took the southern route but it took him into stationary pack ice and a reducing width of water didn't help.

[Jasandjules]

groucho said:

On the ITV news in the minute: The first time it has been clear of ice in history. Isn't there a news article saying it was clear in the early 1900s? If so, I might have to post it off.

I wonder if anyone told them there have been periods of no ice caps at all. Suspect the NWP was clear of ice then.

[Airbag]

FourWheelDrift said:

Airbag said:

Cliffv8 said:

wouldnt be much of a "Passage" if it had never been clear before would it

Just ask Franklin.

There is more than one route to take on the Northwest Passage



Franklin took the southern route but it took him into stationary pack ice and a reducing width of water didn't help.

Should have checked his GPS then.

[King Herald]

Cliffv8 said:

wouldnt be much of a "Passage" if it had never been clear before would it

Northwest Cul-de-sac just doesn't have the same 'ring', does it?

[Shaolin]

DocJock said:

Google Roald Amundsen. He navigated it in about 1905.

Took him 3 years 1903-1906 - not is wasn't ice free! They spent 2 winters frozen in. The only reason that the Gjoa, the ship (loose desciption, it was 48 tons) used made it was that it was small and had a shallow draught so was able to go inshore to places that other ships couldn't make.

One of the main conclusions of the Gjoa expedition was that the NW passage was not passable to shipping.

[R1_NUR]

Met Willy in the early 80's. Nice chap.

http://www.vetrolife.com/Default.aspx?tabid=34

[Parrot of Doom]

groucho said:

King Herald said:

groucho said:

On the ITV news in the minute: The first time it has been clear of ice in history. Isn't there a news article saying it was clear in the early 1900s? If so, I might have to post it off.

A seismic survey ship from my company sailed through it a couple of years back. It is clear every year for a certain period.

Then they are blatantly fibbing.

It is both the NW and NE passages that are open, for the first time in human history.

[King Herald]

groucho said:

King Herald said:

groucho said:

On the ITV news in the minute: The first time it has been clear of ice in history. Isn't there a news article saying it was clear in the early 1900s? If so, I might have to post it off.

A seismic survey ship from my company sailed through it a couple of years back. It is clear every year for a certain period.

Then they are blatantly fibbing.

Here's a link to our company magazine, with the article in. Obviously a pack of blatant lies.

http://www.hub.slb.com/Docs/wg_home/WaveFront/Wave...