Northwest Passage

常见例句

Warming’s most obvious oceanic effect is the opening of the fabled Northwest passage for the first time in recorded history.
全球变暖对海洋最大的影响就是有史以来第一次打开了传说中西北部的通道。
It is said that the Inuit have many words for snow, but when it comes to the Northwest Passage only one type of frozen water matters: multiyear ice.
据说，因纽特人在形容雪时，词汇非常丰富，但在谈及西北航道时却很词穷，只能想到一种由水冻结而成的多年冰。
The Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Routeacross the top of Russiahave indeed been made navigable by climate change, but only for a few days orweeks a year.
受气候变化影响，西北航道和横穿俄罗斯顶部的北方海航道确实可以通航，但一年之中也只有几天或者几周时间。

Take the Northwest Passage, to which the newly proclaimed Canadian port of Nanisivik marks the eastern entrance.
ECONOMIST: The Arctic
The Northwest Passage, a shortcut to Asia, proved elusive until about 100 years ago, when Norway's Roald Amundsen completed a three-year journey.
NPR: Warming Eases Northwest Passage, Author Says
It will, however, be put to the test this summer when a team attempts to cross the Northwest Passage with it in tow.
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