Melting ice floes allow whales to break through

WHALES are blazing a trail ahead of humans through the melting ice floes of the Northwest Passage.

Melting ice floes allow whales to break through

Satellite tracking has confirmed that loss of Arctic sea ice is opening up the waterway connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans to marine mammals.

A route through the fabled Northwest Passage, providing a valuable shortcut between Europe and Asia, has been the quest of seafarers for centuries.

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