Mastodawn

#Economics #GeoPol #Alaska #Russia #China #ClimateChange

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* China makes history*
The Northeast Passage could revolutionize the global economy

Via Kevin Schulte / #NTV, Germany

"China is moving closer to #Europe in international trade thanks to a historic announcement. A freighter has sailed through the #NortheastPassage in the #Arctic in record time—without icebreakers and outside of midsummer. This could turn global trade upside down. But it is not without...

https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Die-Nordostpassage-koennte-die-Weltwirtschaft-umwaelzen-article26132894.html

💧🌏 Greg Cocks Feb 25, 2025

Exploration Mysteries - A 16th-Century Arctic Expedition Ends in Disaster
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https://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-a-16th-century-arctic-expedition-ends-in-disaster/ <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.2307/634766 <-- shared paper
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https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/britain-sets-the-bar-for-heroic-naval-failure-hmvmlh8wk <-- shared media article
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[a little bit of a Boy's Own post for sure...]
#mapping #spatial #tudor #history #exploration #english #explorers #Willoughby #arctic #HughWilloughby #marine #NortheastPassage #Lapland #Russia #disaster #poisoning #carbonmonoxide #expedition #risk #hazard #overwintering #disaster #mystery #ice #snow #mappinghistory #navigation #charting #survey #marinesurvey #16C

Exploration Mysteries: A 16th-Century Arctic Expedition Ends in Disaster » Explorersweb

The tall, dashing, well-connected Sir Hugh Willoughby may have looked like a proper explorer, but he was a disastrous choice to lead an arctic expedition.

Explorersweb

bioGraphic Dec 22, 2022

In the Arctic, two shipping lanes are currently navigable in the summer. A third route is expected to open soon—the Transpolar Sea Route—and is of keen interest to China.

#InGraphicDetail #Arctic #Shipping #ShippingRoute #NortheastPassage #NorthwestPassage #TransArcticShippingRoute #PanamaCanal #SuezCanal #NorthPole #FuelConsumption #JournalismFellow #Coast #PolarSilkRoute #BeltAndRoadInitiative

https://hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/in-graphic-detail-the-polar-silk-route/

In Graphic Detail: The Polar Silk Route | Hakai Magazine

China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative aims to link much of the world through road, rail, and maritime networks, including ice-free routes through the Arctic.

Hakai Magazine