Northern Sea Route

The Northern Sea Route is a shipping route approximately 5,600 kilometers long that spans across the Arctic Ocean and connects the western part of Eurasia to the Asia-Pacific region. The route begins at the boundary between the Barents and Kara Seas and ends in the Bering Strait, and it passes through the seas of the Arctic Ocean, including the Kara, Laptev, East Siberian, and Chukchi Seas. The Northern Sea Route currently serves the Arctic ports and major rivers of Siberia by importing fuel, equipment, and food and exporting timber and minerals. The route has been used for trade since the 19th century, with the first successful journey made by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld's Vega expedition in 1878-79. The route is expected to become more commercially viable with the melting of Arctic ice caps, which could increase traffic and reduce CO2 emissions by cutting time at sea and fuel consumption by more than half.learn more on wikipedia