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In July 2017, Finnish icebreaker, MSV Nordica, photographed here in 2011, set a new record for the earliest transit through the Northwest Passage. Photo CC license by JV Virta.
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In July 2017, Finnish icebreaker, MSV Nordica, photographed here in 2011, set a new record for the earliest transit through the Northwest Passage. Photo CC license by JV Virta.