North West Passage
Resolute Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada
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Latitude: 74.43N Longitude: 094.59W Altitude: 67m
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Think you have seen it all, how about this ocean view looking south over the North West Passage. From East to West, one might cruise up Baffin Bay between Baffin Island and Greenland then through Lancaster Sound between the north tip of Baffin and Devon Island. Cursing further west, Cornwallis Island and the magnetic North Pole, MNP, are on your right with Summerset Island to your left. Resolute Bay is the small bay on Cornwallis Island before you come to a small Island off shore. There is a gravel airstrip, long enough to accommodate jets, an air service and a town of 175 to 215 depending on the reference and date. Present temperature -2c, July may reach 10 deg. C. This may change, especially if the ice melts and the ocean absorbs greater sunlight. As always, there is a story, no sorrier than Kaktovik, AK, but interesting.
One might imagine holding over in Resolute for the ice to clear. Three channels south may present themselves as the ice clears first between Summerset and Prince of Whales Island to the west, or further west along Melville Sound between Melville Island to your right and the north shore of Prince of Whales Isl. A second option to the south yet further west lies between Prince of Whales and Victoria or still further west between Victoria and Banks Island. These three options south to Amundsen Gulf would bring you close to the mainland of Canada and presumably into clearer waters. If the path is open a further cruise west through Melville Sound would take you between Prince Patrick Isl. To the north and Banks on your left into the Beaufort Sea and on to Alaskan waters.
I’ll bet a number blue water sailors will take the challenge of the North. The North West Passage Certainly has a history.
http://www.findlocalweather.com/forecast/resolute_nu_ca.html
Latitude: 74.43N Longitude: 094.59W Altitude: 67m
http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/nunavut/resolute/2001945.html
http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/nunavut/resolute/2001945.html
http://www.athropolis.com/map2.htm
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl
Think you have seen it all, how about this ocean view looking south over the North West Passage. From East to West, one might cruise up Baffin Bay between Baffin Island and Greenland then through Lancaster Sound between the north tip of Baffin and Devon Island. Cursing further west, Cornwallis Island and the magnetic North Pole, MNP, are on your right with Summerset Island to your left. Resolute Bay is the small bay on Cornwallis Island before you come to a small Island off shore. There is a gravel airstrip, long enough to accommodate jets, an air service and a town of 175 to 215 depending on the reference and date. Present temperature -2c, July may reach 10 deg. C. This may change, especially if the ice melts and the ocean absorbs greater sunlight. As always, there is a story, no sorrier than Kaktovik, AK, but interesting.
One might imagine holding over in Resolute for the ice to clear. Three channels south may present themselves as the ice clears first between Summerset and Prince of Whales Island to the west, or further west along Melville Sound between Melville Island to your right and the north shore of Prince of Whales Isl. A second option to the south yet further west lies between Prince of Whales and Victoria or still further west between Victoria and Banks Island. These three options south to Amundsen Gulf would bring you close to the mainland of Canada and presumably into clearer waters. If the path is open a further cruise west through Melville Sound would take you between Prince Patrick Isl. To the north and Banks on your left into the Beaufort Sea and on to Alaskan waters.
I’ll bet a number blue water sailors will take the challenge of the North. The North West Passage Certainly has a history.
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posted by Clancy Hughes | 5/29/2009 09:44:00 PM
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