Northwest Passage

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by SailOar

The Alaskan part of NWP now navigable. Lancaster Sound, between Baffin Island and Devon Island, is opening up.


https://www.canada.ca/en/environment...ation-map.html

closer inspections
https://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/cgi-bin/...wrap=1&lang=en
Look at all that fast ice
We shall see

[jackdale]

In 2016 Northabout transited both the Northern Sea Route and the Northwest Passage in a single season.

Home - The Polar Ocean Challenge

While ice extent is at near record lows, what matters is distribution of that ice which is function of wind.

https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/seaice/...rculation.html

[jackdale]

A listing of NWP transits:

https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources...estpassage.pdf

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by newhaul

closer inspections
https://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/cgi-bin/...wrap=1&lang=en
Look at all that fast ice
We shall see

You probably should not post screen captures that include your email address.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by jackdale

You probably should not post screen captures that include your email address.

I own a business my email is common knowledge but thanks for the heads up ( again)

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by jackdale

In 2016 Northabout transited both the Northern Sea Route and the Northwest Passage in a single season.

Home - The Polar Ocean Challenge

While ice extent is at near record lows, what matters is distribution of that ice which is function of wind.

https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/seaice/...rculation.html

with floating ice yes that's why the Alaskan coast is ice free now but the fast ice in the archipelago not so much its not floating it is fast ice which means grounded

[jackdale]

The outlook for Arctic sea ice for this year:

https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ec...summer2019.pdf

[SailOar]

Originally Posted by newhaul

with floating ice yes that's why the Alaskan coast is ice free now but the fast ice in the archipelago not so much its not floating it is fast ice which means grounded

Your definition of "fast ice" appears to be too exclusive

Fast ice | Wikipedia

Fast ice (also called land-fast ice, landfast ice, and shore-fast ice) is sea ice that is "fastened" to the coastline, to the sea floor along shoals or to grounded icebergs.[1][2][3] Fast ice may either grow in place from the sea water or by freezing pieces of drifting ice to the shore or other anchor sites.[1][4] Unlike drift (or pack) ice, fast ice does not move with currents and winds. ...

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by SailOar

Your definition of "fast ice" appears to be too exclusive

Fast ice | Wikipedia

try again
its not my definition it is the Canadian governments definition.
I just posted the charts and the grey areas on them is designated as fast ice.

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by newhaul

try again
its not my definition it is the Canadian governments definition.
I just posted the charts and the grey areas on them is designated as fast ice.

Perhaps you should try again.

Ice which forms and remains fast along the coast. It may be attached to the shore, to an ice wall, to an ice front, between shoals or grounded icebergs. Vertical fluctuations may be observed during changes of sea level. It may be formed “in-situ” from water or by freezing of floating ice of any age to shore and can extend a few metres or several hundred kilometres from the coast. It may be more than one year old in which case it may be prefixed with the appropriate age category (old, second-year or multi-year). If higher than 2 m above sea level, it is called an ice shelf.

Environment and Climate Change Canada - Weather and Meteorology - Ice Glossary

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by jackdale

Perhaps you should try again.


Environment and Climate Change Canada - Weather and Meteorology - Ice Glossary

in other words " grounded"
IE: in contact with the ground.

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by newhaul

in other words " grounded"
IE: in contact with the ground.

That is not the Environment Canada definition.

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by jackdale

That is not the Environment Canada definition.

semantics jack
The fact is according to the ec charts the nwp is still frozen solid. ( aka full of fast ice.

[jackdale]

Originally Posted by newhaul

semantics jack
The fact is according to the ec charts the nwp is still frozen solid. ( aka full of fast ice.

Your claimed your definition was that of EC, it is not. What do we call a false claim? A lie.

The remaining ice in the NWP is first year ice; multiyear ice is pretty much a thing of the past. With warmer than average temperatures it will melt. Remember the melt season lasts until the middle of September.

[SailOar]

We humans aren't the only ones who "enjoy" polar travel. An arctic fox traveled 2,176 miles in 76 days, from Norway's Svalbard island to Canada's Ellesmere Island.

Scientists 'speechless' at Arctic fox's epic trek