The Northwest Passage in 2026
For those of you unfamiliar with the names of the assorted islands and channels of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago here is a map that hopefully helps: Plus another map detailing the routes through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that have previously…
The Northern Sea Route in 2026
It’s going to be more difficult to follow traffic on the Northern Sea Route this year, because the Russian authorities are no longer publishing daily position information for ships using the route. However other sources revealed that things got underway…
Facts About the Arctic in June 2026
The JAXA/ViSHOP web site is currently undergoing maintenance, but here is how their 2 day average extent graph looked for June 2nd: Extent was 3rd lowest in the JAXA record, behind 2016 and 2019. The Alfred Wegener Institute’s sea ice concentration data…