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Northeast Passage, the (oh)



a way by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, going along the northern coasts of Europe and Asia. It was discovered by the Swedish explorer Nils Nordenskj?ld in 1878-79
-see also Northwest Passage, the