I wasn't aware there was a debate. > So what exactly does this mean? We get a northwest passage. [1] > How bad is this? Northwest passage is pretty sweet.

I wasn't aware there was a debate. > So what exactly does this mean? We get a northwest passage. [1] > How bad is this? Northwest passage is pretty sweet. > Why? faster shipping between east and west coast, not as far as going around south america. > Is it unprecedented? yes. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage