Arctic bridge
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The Arctic Bridge is a potential sea route linking Russia to Canada.
Specifically the Russian port of Murmansk to Churchill, Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada. This would become Canada's only Arctic seaport. This passage has not yet been fully tested for commercial shipping but Russia has shown interest it. Once this bridge is further developed (along with the Northwest Passage) it is believed that it will serve as a major trade route between Europe and Asia. The port is possible due to the retreat of arctic ice, possibly from global warming.
[edit] External links
- International Herald Tribune: “Arctic riches coming out of the cold” by Clifford Krauss, Steven Lee Myers, Andrew C. Revkin and Simon Romero, The New York Times, Monday, October 10, 2005;
- "Clear sailing in the North? Russia leads Canada in the race for Arctic shipping routes" by Rob Annandale Macleans.CA October 03, 2005;
- Manitoba Government Newsrelease February 15, 2002 "Premier Signs Letter of Intent to Further Develop Arctic Bridge"
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