It immediately dismisses the sub-sea route and we've been told that it's unacceptable because of the cost.
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Russia's Northern Sea Route, hugging the Siberian coast, cuts the normal distance between Europe and Asia by more than a third.
In 1497, Portuguese navigator Vasco Da Gama became the first to sail round the Cape of Good Hope in his search for a sea route to India.
Back in the 1800s, the great engineer Thomas Telford decided to finish what nature began 400 million years previously, and worked to connect the lochs to provide a practical sea-to-sea route.
Sailing along the coast of Siberia by the north-east passage, or Northern Sea Route (NSR), as Russians and mariners call it, cuts the distance between western Europe and east Asia by roughly a third.
Da Gama achieved fame and fortune when he led the 1497 expedition that opened up the sea route to India, which had long been the source of the spices that were in demand among European aristocracy.
However, heavier, less urgent and low value per pound shipments will increasingly shift towards the sea route as companies thrive to manage their total distribution costs efficiently, which would limit the growth in air freight segment.
The Arctic's importance has gained extra strategic and economic significance as melting ice in the polar region strengthens the feasibility of nations to use the Northern Sea Route (NSR) across the top of Russia and the Northwest Passage through Canada's Arctic archipelago.
So too is the hope that the North-East Passage above Russia, also known as the Northern Sea Route (NSR), as well as the North-West Passage from the Atlantic over the top of North America, will become navigable for several months each summer.
The jet blew up over the Irish Sea en route from Canada to London.
As well as presumed mineral riches under the sea bed, the sea lanes are a vital route for shipping.
No-one in the trust will hazard a guess as to when "London's lost route to the sea" might be fully reopened but three engineering and environmental studies have concluded it is viable.
On ocean crossings to Europe in 1887 and 1896, Ryder spent most of the time en route sketching the sea from the ship's deck, alighting only briefly in his destination, London, before heading home again.
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It may or may not become possible when the fighting is over to devise an international zone between Egypt and Israel which might serve as a secure additional route between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
For now, the sole working route to Russia's Black Sea coast runs through Dagestan and Chechnya.
Walking the Abel Tasman is an incredibly popular experience, but for a bit of an alternative spin, you can also kayak alongside the route of the track as the sea is generally calm all year long.
The only constants in this unfolding landscape are the route ahead and the horizon on a sea of eternal blue.
The Gulf of Aden is a key route for ships passing from the Arabian Sea and Indian Oceans to the southern Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal.
Georgia is not the most direct route for pumping Azeri oil to the Mediterranean Sea.
To opt-out of the drive and catch panoramic views of the scenery, the Sea-to-Sky Climb train travels the same route in three hours.
About half of the existing 70-mile (110km) route around the island is diverted away from the sea.
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But between setting out a claim under the Law of the Sea and enjoying the fruits of ownership there is a long route to be trodden.
The Rig 421 oil drill, so-called Plan C, is currently at 265 meters and en route to the roof of the tunnel at Level 150 (150 meters above sea level).
Without this land route, the government can supply its troops in the Tamil-dominated peninsula only by sea or by air.
Another route being mooted is to press the matter with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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