Arctic shipping routes develop at top of the world

摘要

There are two Arctic routes from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Both begin at the Bering Strait. The fabled Northwest Passage heads via Alaska to the maze of Canada's Arctic Archipelago, then into Baffin Bay. The Northern Sea Route or Northeast Passage is via Siberia to Europe. Both are beginning to become viable commercial routes. Oil, gas and mining development is occurring along the length of both routes.