Global Warming is finally making a mythical waterway more accessible. Searching for a route in this icey archipelago has cost the lives of hundreds of explorers. Three of them have influenced history.

Chapters:
00:00 - 01:13 - Introduction
01:14 - 02:37 - Myth of Ainan
02:38 - 03:42 - Henry Hudson - 1607 - 1611
03:43 - 05:45 - Franklin Expedition 1845 - 1848
05:46 - 06:33 - Arctic Badass 1903 - 1905
06:34 - 07:33 - Conclusion

Sources:
Roland Huntford - Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing
William James Mills - Exploring Polar Frontiers: M-Z
Brian Smith - The Thawing of the Northwest Passage and Its Potential Implications for Ocean Shipping

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/...
https://baldassarri.carto.com/viz/5e4...
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases...
https://www.enr.gov.nt.ca/en/state-en...


Hi there, my name is Jochem Boodt. I make the show The Present Past, where I show how the present has been influenced by the past. History, but connected to the present and fun!

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