The Northern Sea Route (Russian: Се́верный морско́й путь, Severnyy morskoy put, shortened to Севморпуть, Sevmorput) is a shipping lane officially defined by Russian legislation from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean specifically running along the Russian Arctic coast from Murmansk on the Barents Sea, along Siberia, to the Bering Strait and Far East. The entire route lies in Arctic waters and parts are free of ice for only two months per year. Before the beginning of the 20th century it was called the Northeast Passage, and is still sometimes referred to by that name.
Read more about Northern Sea Route: History, After The Disintegration of The Soviet Union, Ice-free Ports, Ice-free Navigation, Commercial Value, Environmental Concerns, Commemoration
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“The northern sky rose high and black
Over the proud unfruitful sea,
East and west the ships came back
Happily or unhappily....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
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—Bible: Hebrew Psalms 107:23-24.
“A Route of Evanescence
With a revolving Wheel—”
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