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North′east Pas′sage, 
  1. Place Names, Naval Terms, Nauticala ship route along the N coast of Europe and Asia, between the North Sea and the Pacific.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Northeast Passage n
  1. a shipping route along the Arctic coasts of Europe and Asia, between the Atlantic and Pacific: first navigated by Nordenskjöld (1878–79)
'Northeast Passage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Nordenskjöld

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