09-15-2007, 12:46 AM
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Now we know how he got out...
Ice loss opens Northwest Passage
Friday, 14 September 2007, Satellite monitoring in the Arctic began in 1978
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The most direct route through the Northwest Passage has opened up fully for the first time since records began, the European Space Agency (Esa) says.
Historically, the passage that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Canadian Arctic has been ice-bound.
But the agency says ice cover has been steadily shrinking, and this year's drop has made the passage navigable. The findings - based on satellite images - have raised concerns about the speed of global warming.
'Extreme'
The Northwest Passage is one of the most fabled sea routes in the world - a short cut from Europe to Asia through the high Arctic.
More BBC NEWS | Americas | Ice loss opens Northwest Passage
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