Northwest Passage: Greenland to Alaska

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Voyage Code: LINDBLADRSNWPS-270729

22 nights

National Geographic Resolution

29 Jul '27

Cruise overview

Embark on an epic journey across the Northwest Passage from Greenland to Alaska, and follow in the footsteps of intrepid explorers who searched for centuries for a northwest route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Experience this epic quest aboard National Geographic Resolution and discover the otherworldly icescapes that challenged generations of adventurers.

Nome, Alaska

Herschel Island, Yukon

Baffin Island, Nunavut

Disko Bay

Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg)

Reykjavík

Itinerary

Day 1

Nome, Alaska

Nome is located on the edge of the Bering Sea, on the southwest side of the Seward Peninsula. Unlike other towns which are named for explorers, heroes or politicians, Nome was named as a result of a 50 year-old spelling error. In the 1850’s an officer on a British ship off the coast of Alaska noted on a manuscript map that a nearby prominent point was not identified. He wrote “? Name” next to the point. When the map was recopied, another draftsman thought that the “?” was a C and that the “a” in “Name” was an o, and thus a map-maker in the British Admiralty christened “Cape Nome.” The area has an amazing history dating back 10,000 years of Inupiaq Eskimo use for subsistence living. Modern history started in 1898 when “Three Lucky Swedes”, Jafet Lindberg, Erik Lindblom and John Brynteson, discovered gold in Anvil Creek…the rush was on! In 1899 the population of Nome swelled from a handful to 28,000. Today the population is just over 3,500. Much of Nome’s gold rush architecture remains.

Day 2

at-sea At sea

Day 3

at-sea At sea

Day 4

at-sea At sea

Day 5

Herschel Island, Yukon

Day 6

at-sea At sea

Day 7