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First passenger ship clears Northwest Passage voyage to Yokohama
Lindblad Explorer, 1590 tons, captained by Hasse Nilsson, completed the first passenger transit of the Arctic Northwest Passage. The 41 day, 7000 mile journey started in St. John’s Newfoundland and ended in Yokohama. Passengers paid up to 20000 dollars each for side trips and rare Arctic experiences.
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Explorer
Yokohama
South Pier
Hasse Nilsson
St. John's
Canada
Newfoundland
Roald) Amundsen
Nilsson
Stockholm
Europe
Orient
Britain
Netherlands
Asia
Arctic Ocean
Arctic
Sir John Franklin
Amundsen
Greenland
Baffin Island
Lancaster Sound
McClure Strait
Point Barrow
Alaska
Bering Straits
Japan
Cial
William Edward Parry
F.W. Beechey
Robert J. McClure
Franklin
Carolyne Weasner
San Anselmo
Calif
Petra Herz
Hamburg
West Germany