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Pani-rosa [81]
3 years ago
12

Why were explorers looking for a northwest passage?

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1 answer:
Akimi4 [234]3 years ago
8 0
Hi there.

The explorers were looking for a shortcut to Asia. That's when they heard rumors about a passage in the Arctic.

I've left a Case Study from the <em>Voices and Visions</em> textbook as reference.

Hope this helped you!


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