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Yes, but not during the period of exploration in the 1600s and 1700s. There was no ice-free path through the frozen Arctic islands of northern Canada, and several expeditions were caught by the pack ice and lost. Explorer Henry Hudson, for whom Hudson Bay is named, suffered a mutiny and was never seen again.
The route across North America to the Pacific and Asia was finally opened by heavy icebreaker ships (similar to their use in northern Russia). Eventually the Arctic warming of the 2000s created a brief period of open sea each August.
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Did the european explorers ever find the northwest passage?
no they never found the north west passage because there was never one
Who first found the Northwest passage?
Roald Amundsen was the man to find the northwest passage.
Why did no one ever find the northwest passage?
The northwest passage was never found because it simply doesn't exist. There is no one waterway that can take a person for eastern North America to western North America.
What colonies did the french found as a result of searching for the northwest passage?
The colonies the French found as a result for searching for the northwest passage was Quebec and Montreal
What colonies did the french found as a result for searching for the northwest passage?
The colonies the French found as a result for searching for the northwest passage was Quebec and Montreal
What colonies did the french found as a result for searching for Northwest passage?
The colonies the French found as a result for searching for the northwest passage was Quebec and Montreal
What did lasalle think the northwest passage was?
Lasalle thought that the Northwest Passage was the Ohio River. He eventually found out it wasn't.
Did they ever find the Northwest Passage?
I think they did not find it
Did john Cabot and his crew of English sailors think they had discovered the northwest passage?
John Cabot and his crew knew they had not found the Northwest Passage. However, they did believe that they had found part of Asia.
What colonies did the french found as a result of searching the northwest?
The colonies the French found as a result for searching for the northwest passage was Quebec and Montreal
What colonies did the french found as a result of searching for the northwest?
The colonies the French found as a result for searching for the northwest passage was Quebec and Montreal
In what year did Cartier find the North West passage to Asia?
he never found the northwest passage to Asia!!
