tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885774624200184490.post4051796410328073664..comments2024-02-27T11:43:23.516-08:00Comments on Arctic Book Review: The Gates of Hell: Sir John Franklin's Tragic Quest for the Northwest PassageRussell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885774624200184490.post-73151145954192027602009-10-26T07:58:04.689-07:002009-10-26T07:58:04.689-07:00well since there are so many different passages, p...well since there are so many different passages, perhaps they can have one all to themselves and call it what they like....William Battersbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452863778733148002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885774624200184490.post-46506038701991887992009-10-09T07:26:43.714-07:002009-10-09T07:26:43.714-07:00Hmmm. This would make it much harder to sing alon...Hmmm. This would make it much harder to sing along with Stan Rogers' immortal verses:<br /><br />O for just one time, I would take the Canadian Northwest Passage<br />To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea ...Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885774624200184490.post-42801245260941751952009-10-09T06:59:19.506-07:002009-10-09T06:59:19.506-07:00On a somewhat related note, the Canadian governmen...On a somewhat related note, the Canadian government is in the process of trying to rename the Northwest Passage as "<a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/todays-paper/Renaming+Passage+shows+insecurity+expert/2084852/story.html" rel="nofollow">the Canadian Northwest Passage</a>".Ted Bettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223729391428982448noreply@blogger.com