Northwest Passage Map
The Northwest Passage is a channel bordered by Canada. This map shows the Northwest Passage highlighted in blue on shaded relief, with the surrounding coasts, rivers, borders and major cities.
How to read this map
Countries with a coast on the Northwest Passage: Canada.
The blue outline marks the Northwest Passage as mapped by Natural Earth. Labeled countries: Greenland.
Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.
The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Northwest Passage come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Northwest Passage is, not a surveyed boundary.
Blank physical map
The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.
Northwest Passage facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Body of water | the Arctic Ocean |
| Coastal countries | Canada |
Data sources and license
- Natural Earth (public-domain geography): Public domain.
- Terrain Tiles / Mapzen (SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1): Open elevation data; source attribution retained.
- Wikidata (lengths, areas, countries and other facts): CC0 1.0.
Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.
Maps of the coastal countries: Canada. Compare with the map of the five oceans.
Frequently asked questions
Which countries border the Northwest Passage?
Canada.
Can I download a blank map of the Northwest Passage?
Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted sea but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.
Use this map
You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Northwest Passage Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.
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