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	AllRefer.com - Northeast Passage (Arctic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Northeast Passage, water route along the northern coast of Europe and Asia, between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
		The Northeast Passage was not, however, traversed by anyone until Nils A. NordenskjOld of Sweden accomplished the feat in 1878–79.
		In the early 1900s, icebreakers sailed through the passage, and in the 1930s the Northern Sea Route, a shipping lane, was established by the USSR.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/NEPass.html (389 words)

	PASSAGE - Definition
		The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the body.
		In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses.
		The words "the passage of" are, however, more correctly rendered "by the side of," or "at the other side of," thus designating the position of the great altar erected by the eastern tribes on their return home.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/passage (611 words)

	Northeast Passage: Strengthening the Empowerment Process
		Northeast Passage was founded on the premise that leisure is based on freedom of choice, and that everyone must have a sense of control and choice in their leisure.
		Northeast Passage participants attest to the importance of recreation opportunities that include family and friends as critical to their sense of being an active part of their world.
		Northeast Passage members serve as advocates to businesses who request disability awareness sessions, they serve as consultants on accessibility studies for a variety of recreation environments and facilities, and they speak to self-help groups and professional groups on the importance of leisure in their lives.
	www.lin.ca /resource/html/Vol24/v24n1a5.htm (2691 words)

	Station Information - Northeast passage
		The Northeast Passage is the seaway north of Asia between the Barents Sea and the Bering Strait.
		Therefore it was not until 1878 when Swedish explorer Nordenskjold made the first successful attempt to completely navigate the Northeast Passage from west to east.
		Cape Chelyuskin, the northern-most point of both the passage and the Eurasian continent was reached from the west in 1742 and named after its discoverer.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/n/no/northeast_passage.html (268 words)

	northeast passage : Definition from the Online Dictionary at Datasegment.com
		Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind.
		[1913 Webster] Northeast passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.
		Passage hawk, a hawk taken on its passage or migration.
	onlinedictionary.datasegment.com /word/Northeast+passage (495 words)

	MSN Encarta - Northeast Passage
		Northeast Passage, water route that extends from Europe's North Sea, along the Arctic coast of Asia, and through the Bering Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
		The British began the quest for the passage in 1553 with an expedition commanded by the navigator Sir Hugh Willoughby, who sighted Novaya Zemlya and reached Saamiland, where he died.
		During 1878-79 the Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskjöld became the first to traverse the passage by rounding Cape Chelyuskin and reaching Yokohama, Japan.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761563109/Northeast_Passage.html (95 words)

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		The Northeast Passage is an impact program designed to improve access, independence, and quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
		Established in January of 1990 as a nonprofit organization, Northeast Passage has received numerous awards from several organizations including the Federal Department of Education as an innovative Recreation Program Design for Individuals with Disabilities.
		NORTHEAST PASSAGE works to create an environment where individuals with disabilities can recreate with the same freedom of choice and independence as their able-bodied peers.
	www.nyc.gov /html/sports/html/nepassage.html (212 words)

	Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project \| History \| Opening of the Northeast Passage
		Later, Petersen organized Austro-Hungarian (because Germany was at war with France) expeditions in the northern Barents Sea, which were led by Karl Weyprecht and Julius von Payer, and discovered the Franz Josef Land archipelago in 1873.
		It was led by George Strong Nares, and attained the highest latitude for a ship, reaching the very shores of the Arctic Ocean at 82°28'N. A polar sledge party led by Albert Hastings Markham proceeded farther north manhauling sledges across the pack ice, but fell well short of the Pole.
		Berton, P., The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909, Viking Penguin, New York, 672 pp., 1988.
	www.whoi.edu /beaufortgyre/history/history_nepassage.html (403 words)

	Hampton Union Local Sports News: Northeast Passage creates a setting for disabled athletes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Whether it was coaches or players cheering for a nice play made by an opponent, or the families in the stands discussing the sport and what it has meant to their loved ones, every athlete who competed was a winner.
		Northeast Passage is a sport and recreation program for disabled people.
		Carr said programs such as Northeast Passage mean a lot to those involved because it shows them they are still capable of doing things they love.
	www.seacoastonline.com /news/hampton/01112005/sports/58542.htm (559 words)

	AllRefer.com - Northwest Passage (Arctic Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Northwest Passage, water routes through the Arctic Archipelago, N Canada, and along the northern coast of Alaska between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
		The Northwest Passage, however, remained the most important goal, and the search for the passage continued even though at that time such a route had no commercial value.
		Proof of the existence of the passage in the mid-1800s only revealed how difficult its transit would be, and it was not until the early 20th cent.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/NWPass.html (322 words)

	The Mountain Ear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		And skiing is what we did Feb. 27 and 28 in Northeast Passage’s Highland Loppet, a 25k ski tour from Bretton Woods Nordic Center to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Highland Center and back again the next day.
		Showing involvement and support of organizations such as Northeast Passage has a tangible value in enhancing the image of a business and should not just be given away,” said Gray.
		The skiers that partici-pated in the Loppet were tangible examples of the Northeast Passage philosophy.
	www.mountainear.com /Feature/FeatureStories/K5RKL0.nclk (1273 words)

	The Northern Lights Route - Northeast Passage
		Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832-1901) had thoroughly prepared for his expedition by having taken several preliminary voyages before leaving on the Vega, in 1878, to push through the Northeast Passage.
		The first voyage through the Northeast Passage was completed by the summer of 1879.
		Roald Amundsen sailed through the Northeast Passage onboard the vessel Maud in 1918-1920.
	www.ub.uit.no /northernlights/eng/northeast.htm (283 words)

	Northeast Passage holds adaptive paddling certification course
		Northeast Passage at the University of New Hampshire, through its adaptive sports program, will host the American Canoe Association’s (ACA) Adaptive Paddling Certification Course Aug. 5-8.
		Northeast Passage, a nationally recognized leader in innovative therapeutic recreation services, delivers disability-related health promotion and adapted sports programs throughout New England.
		Founded in 1990, Northeast Passage collaborates with health care providers, schools, communities, and businesses to develop and administer more than 500 events annually.
	www.unh.edu /news/campusjournal/2004/august/080604nep.html (348 words)

	Journal of the American Planning Association: Northeast Passage: the Inner City and the American Dream.(Video Recording ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Northeast Passage: the Inner City and the American Dream.(Video Recording Review)
		Northeast Passage: The Inner City and the American Dream [Video] Cornelius Swart and Spencer Wolf, producers.
		Gentrification of urban neighborhoods is increasing as a result of cultural, demographic, and economic changes and Smart Growth activities that attempt to accommodate growth by redeveloping already built-up areas through infill and densification.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:127799868&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (189 words)

	Northern Sea Route -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The vast majority of the route lies in (A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow) Arctic waters and parts are only free of (Water frozen in the solid state) ice for 2 months per year.
		Before the beginning of the (Click link for more info and facts about 20th century) 20th century it was known as the Northeast Passage.
		Next year, part of the (Click link for more info and facts about Baltic Fleet) Baltic Fleet made the passage to the Pacific where an armed conflict with (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan was looming.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/no/northern_sea_route.htm (803 words)

	University of Delaware: TWO HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE THE MAST: Arctic Exploration
		Exploration of the icy north was motivated by several factors, including the search for Northwest and Northeast passage to the Orient, and expanding the northern resources available for fishing, whaling, and fur trapping.
		While discovering a passage remained a principle motivation, other factors began to draw expeditions of ships, reinforced against the crushing power of the polar ice, to these desolate regions, including scientific inquiry, the discovery of the North Pole, and even decade long search for the ill-fated Franklin expedition.
		Hugh Willoughby had been the first to attempt a northeast passage in 1553, and after 326 years of intermittent effort, the northeast passage was finally accomplished without loss of a single life and without damage to the vessel.
	www.lib.udel.edu /ud/spec/exhibits/voyages/arctic.htm (2045 words)

	Expanding sponsorship helps Northeast Passage climb mountains - The New Hampshire - News
		The ride was organized by Northeast Passage, a UNH-affiliated program that caters to the needs of disabled people looking for adventure.
		According to David Lee, the program's coordinator, the money will go to helping Northeast Passage provide numerous services to disabled people from all over New England in order to fulfill their mission to help people overcome the metaphorical mountains in their lives.
		In a back room in the Northeast Passage office, the walls are lined with all sorts of adaptive sports equipment.
	www.tnhonline.com /news/2004/09/24/News/Expanding.Sponsorship.Helps.Northeast.Passage.Climb.Mountains-732673.shtml (631 words)

	Henry Hudson's Second Voyage, 1608: The Northeast Passage
		He was convinced there was a sea passage, a belief shared by his contemporary geographers and mapmakers Mercator and Ortelius.
		He turned around and was planning to try for a northwest passage, but was prevented from doing so when his crew found out they weren't going home.
		The Northeast Passage was not traversed until Nils A. Nordenskjöld of Sweden accomplished the voyage in 1878–79.
	www.ianchadwick.com /hudson/hudson_02.htm (1783 words)

	Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project \| History \| Age of Exploration
		A driving force for the exploration of the Arctic was the desire of European monarchs to find an alternate trading route to China, via either a Northwest Passage along the coast of North America, or a Northeast Passage along the coast of Siberia.
		The first Englishman to seek the passage was Martin Frobisher in three voyages up to 60°N between 1576 and 1578.
		Cape Chelyuskin was overtaken from the west in 1617, Yakutian Cossacks Ivan Rebrov and Ilya Perfilyev headed down to the Lena River estuary and made the first sea voyage to the Yana River in 1633, and in 1639, the Pacific shore was reached by Ivan Moskvitin and his detachment of Cossacks.
	www.whoi.edu /beaufortgyre/history/history_exploration.html (581 words)

	Chapter Noropianic <i>to</i> Notable of N by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
		The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.
		a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.
		Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1205/23453/1.html (347 words)

	Willamette Week Online \| Screen \| REVIEW \| Brave New World
		The changes that were occurring in North and inner Northeast Portland--long considered Portland's fl community--were happening fast and furious.
		A single mother raising a daughter, while seemingly waging a one-woman war to rid her block of dope dealers--Swart and Wolf could not have asked for a better axis for their documentary.
		Ultimately, NorthEast Passage is a record of a battle fought over the streets of Portland.
	www.willametteweek.com /story.php?story=2976 (802 words)

	UNH's Northeast Passage Takes Hikers to First Accessible Hut
		Their journey was aided by UNH's Northeast Passage, a program run through the Department of Recreation Management and Policy, which provides sports and recreation opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities.
		Along with Northeast Passage staff members Gravink, Tom Carr, Patti Craig and David Lee, the able-bodied team members included family, friends and volunteers who hauled gear, set ropes and supplied pushing and pulling power.
		But, while it was exhausting for everybody, Gravink said, "even in the final hours...there was nobody who wanted to be anywhere else...None of these guys would have been there if they didn't absolutely love being in the woods.
	www.unh.edu /news/news_releases/2000/august%20/sk_20000824NEpassage.html (716 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Northeast Passage @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		NORTHEAST PASSAGE [Northeast Passage] water route along the northern coast of Europe and Asia, between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
		The Russian Great Northern Expedition (1733-43) explored most of the coast of N Siberia.
		The Northeast Passage was not, however, traversed by anyone until Nils A. Nordenskjöld of Sweden accomplished the feat in 1878-79.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:NEPass&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (331 words)

	Contexts -- Geography -- Northern Passage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Passage itself runs through the Arctic Islands of Canada some 500 miles north of the Arctic Circle, only 1,200 miles from the North Pole.
		Even after the Passage was discovered, it took another half century for a single ship to sail through it: the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen made the passage between 1903 and 1906.
		Although the centuries-long search for the passage was inspired by the desire for a more efficient trading route, the first successful commercial navigation came only in 1969, after the discovery of oil in Alaska.
	web.bilkent.edu.tr /Online/www.english.upenn.edu/jlynch/Frank/Contexts/passage.html (763 words)

	Gentrification Documentary Film - NorthEast Passage: The Inner City and the American Dream
		NorthEast Passage is a feature length documentary film about
		This clash between class, race, and the push to improve the neighborhood culminates when the film's main character joins with the neighborhood's new white residents to fight the development of a proposed affordable housing complex on her block.
		This irony is the centerpiece of NorthEast Passage.
	northeastpassage.net /thefilm.html (540 words)

	The search for the Northeast Passage. (from Hudson, Henry) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In the spring of 1607, sailing for the Muscovy Company, Hudson, his son John, and 10 companions set forth “for to discover a Passage by the North Pole to Japan and China.” Believing that he would find an ice-free sea around the North Pole, Hudson struck out northward.
		On reaching the edge of the polar ice pack, he followed it east until he reached the Svalbard (Spitsbergen) archipelago.
		One of the world's severest maritime challenges, the route is located 500 miles (800 km) north of the Arctic Circle and less than 1,200 miles (1,930 km) from the North...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-3342?tocId=3342 (940 words)

	Northeast Passage
		Each year Northeast Passage runs more than 15 events to introduce people with disabilities to the options they have for cycling.
		Northeast Passage has skilled instructors, avid cyclists of all abilities as volunteers and more than 15 different adapted cycles to fit each individual’s needs.
		From introductory clinics to organized rides and equipment rental, NEP’s bikes are ridden thousands of miles each year.
	www.nepassage.org /cycling.html (148 words)

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