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PRONUNCIATION OF NORTHEAST PASSAGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NORTHEAST PASSAGE

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Northeast Passage is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NORTHEAST PASSAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Northern Sea Route

The Northern Sea Route is a shipping lane officially defined by Russian legislation from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean specifically running along the Russian Arctic coast from Murmansk on the Barents Sea, along Siberia, to the Bering Strait and Far East. The entire route lies in Arctic waters and parts are free of ice for only two months per year. Before the beginning of the 20th century it was called the Northeast Passage, and is still sometimes referred to by that name.

Definition of Northeast Passage in the English dictionary

The definition of Northeast Passage in the dictionary is a shipping route along the Arctic coasts of Europe and Asia, between the Atlantic and Pacific: first navigated by Nordenskjöld.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NORTHEAST PASSAGE

Northern Cape
Northern Cross
Northern Dvina
northern hemisphere
Northern Ireland

WORDS THAT END LIKE NORTHEAST PASSAGE

dressage
error message
get the message
head massage
instant message
massage
message
Northwest Passage
off-message
passage
repassage
rite de passage
rite of passage
rite-of-passage
stone massage
subliminal message
Swedish massage
telephone message
text message
usage
vernissage

Synonyms and antonyms of Northeast Passage in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Northeast Passage» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NORTHEAST PASSAGE

Find out the translation of Northeast Passage to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Northeast Passage from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Northeast Passage» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

东北航道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

noreste Pasaje
570 millions of speakers

English

Northeast Passage
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्वोत्तर यात्रा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الممر الشمالي الغربي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Северо-восточный проход
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Passagem do Nordeste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরপূর্ব প্যাসেজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Passage du Nord-Est
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Timur Laut Passage
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nordostpassage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

北東航路
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동북 항로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Passage Timur Laut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phía đông bắc Passage
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடகிழக்கு பாதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वोत्तर रस्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kuzeydoğu Pasajı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Northeast Passage
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Przejście na północny wschód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

північно - східний прохід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Northeast Passage
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βορειοανατολικά Passage
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noordooste Passage
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Northeast Passage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nordøstpassasjen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Northeast Passage

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTHEAST PASSAGE»

The term «Northeast Passage» is normally little used and occupies the 139.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NORTHEAST PASSAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Northeast Passage» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Northeast Passage» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Northeast Passage

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NORTHEAST PASSAGE»

Discover the use of Northeast Passage in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Northeast Passage and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Northeast Arctic Passage
History and geographical characteristics of Northern Sea Route and legal regime.
William Elliott Butler, 1977
2
The northeast passage: black water, white ice
Relates the attempts since 1553 of men from various nations to navigate the dangerous Northeast Passage through the Arctic to the Pacific Ocean.
Helen Orlob, 1977
3
Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia
ing Cathay through the hemisphere designated as Spanish by the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494); instead they preferred to investigate the Northeast Passage. Political considerations were equally significant in later developments.The cessation ...
William J. Mills, 2003
4
Unknown Waters: A First-Hand Account of the Historic ...
From the sixteenth century on, it attracted Western explorers and mariners searching for the fabled "passage to Cathay" and the riches of the Orient — what came to be called the Northeast Passage.1 In the twentieth century, the region was of ...
Alfred S. McLaren, 2008
5
Explorers and Exploration
September 1878-|uly 1879: Having nearly made il through the Northeast Passage in one season, Nordenskiold is forced by ice to winter at Kolyuchin Bay. Above After almost four hundred years of failed attempts to find a navigable northeast ...
‎2005
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Transit Passage in the Russian Arctic Straits
3.1 The History of the Northern Sea Route The search for a Northeast Passage and a trade route between Europe and the Orient began in the 16th century, about the same time as the better-known (at least in Europe and North America) quest ...
William V. Dunlap, Peter Hocknell, 1996
7
Northabout: sailing the North East and North West Passages
The story of the crew of a small yacht crew who sailed both the Northwest and Northeast Passages.
Jarlath Cunnane, 2006
8
Shipping in Arctic Waters: A comparison of the Northeast, ...
5.4 Arctic ports and terminals ........................................................................ .. 209 5.4.1 Russian ports and terminals on the Northeast Passage/Northern Sea Route ......... ..................................................................................... .. 209 5.4.2 Canadian ports on ...
Willy Østreng, Karl Magnus Eger, Brit Fløistad, 2013
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The Polar Regions and the Development of International Law
must be conceded that the Northeast Passage has not been the subject of significant international navigation. Given the relative infrequency of foreign- flagged vessels passing through these straits, which seems even less frequent when ...
Donald Rothwell, 1996
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Studies in Beaumont, Fletcher, and Massinger
Never again during Fletcher's life is there recorded an English search for a northeast passage, although in the next six years there were no fewer than six expeditions sent in search of a northwest passage. Possibly the two passages were at ...
Baldwin Maxwell, 1966

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NORTHEAST PASSAGE»

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Roald Amundsen's Maud, stuck in ice since 1930, to be raised next …
Between 1918 and 1920, he traversed the Northeast Passage, a shipping lane that runs along the Russian Arctic coast, in the Maud. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
The Latest in Portland Arts News—All Hail The Domestics!
“Priced Out: 15 Years of Gentrification in Portland, Oregon” is a sequel to the 2002 documentary “NorthEast Passage: The Inner City and the ... «Portland Monthly, Jul 15»
3
Pamela Anderson urges Putin to block fin whale passage
... love for animals” and block the illegal passage of the Winter Bay vessel that is sailing from Iceland over the Northeast Passage to Japan. «IceNews, Jul 15»
4
Pamela Anderson Asks Putin To Stop Whale Meat Smugglers
... Russia take measures to prevent the passage of the St. Kitt's-registered cargo vessel WINTER BAY through the Northeast Passage to Japan. «Wire Service Canada, Jul 15»
5
Resilience pays off at Wentworth fishing tourney
This year tournament proceeds will benefit the following Seacoast organizations: Blue Ocean Society, Northeast Passage, Zebra Crossing and ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 15»
6
Drilling for Oil in the Arctic: A Timeline
1915: First successful circumnavigation of Northeast Passage by Russian expedition using icebreaker. 1920: First Arctic oil deposits discovered ... «Men's Journal, Jul 15»
7
Striped bass tournament this weekend
Northeast Passage: Providing a new therapeutic recreation services program within school systems to facilitate the inclusion of students into ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jun 15»
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Hanseatic to Sail Northeast Passage Again in 2015-2017 Brochure
As it did in 2014, Hanseatic will once again sail the Northeast Passage, which remains a great seafaring challenge to this day. Guests can also ... «Travel Agent, May 15»
9
Vladimir Putin and Northeastern Passage Development
Six years ago Beluga Shipping, a German company, sent a ship through the Northeast Passage marking an “unofficial inauguration” of the ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, May 15»
10
Offshore trimaran to transit Northeast Passage
You might think a steel yacht, or aluminum perhaps, something that resists crushing by ice, a sturdy craft equipped sensibly, if not beautifully, ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
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