Quest for the Northwest Passage : exploring the elusive route through Canada's Arctic waters /

Quest for the Northwest Passage : exploring the elusive route through Canada's Arctic waters /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cross, Dyan, 1949- (L. Dyan), author
Imprint:	Toronto : J. Lorimer, c2009.
Description:	152 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Amazing stories Amazing stories (Toronto, Ont.)
Subject:	Natural resources -- Arctic regions. Boundaries. Discoveries in geography. Natural resources. Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration. Canada -- Boundaries -- Arctic regions. Arctic regions -- Boundaries -- Canada. Arctic Ocean -- Northwest Passage. Arctic Regions. Canada.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8001589

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ISBN:	9781552774328 1552774325
Notes:	"History". Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-145) and index.

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Summary:	For centuries, Europeans sought the elusive Northwest Passage that would link Europe to the Far East and China. Early visitors to Canada's northern coasts included Viking sailors and Basque whalers. Then came the prominent explorers -- John Cabot, Vasco da Gama, Martin Frobisher and Sir John Franklin. Now that global warming threatens to melt much of the Arctic ice cap, conflict over the Northwest Passage and the resource riches of the Arctic is intensifying.
Item Description:	"History".
Physical Description:	152 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-145) and index.
ISBN:	9781552774328 1552774325