an Arctic sea route north of the Canadian mainland. Could it herald an era of more cargo shipping around the top of the world? Back in the 19th Century there was a race to map and navigate the ...

Though it had little scientific significance, the stunt infuriated other Arctic nations and kicked the international rush to map out claims ... in the Beaufort Sea, a windswept expanse stretching ...

The Northern Sea route is about 5,600 km of route in Arctic waters under Russia's exclusive economic zone. It is the shortest shipping route connecting the western part of Eurasia and the Asia ...