Changes: Northwest Passage

Revision as of 23:42, 10 October 2015

Chakotay points out the Northwest Passage.

The "Northwest Passage" was the term given by the USS Voyager crew to a relatively narrow region of Borg territory containing large numbers of quantum singularities, which was devoid of Borg activity.

In late 2373, the Voyager crew intended to traverse Borg space at the Northwest Passage to avoid engaging the Collective. However, they soon discovered that the region lacked Borg activity because the quantum singularities had been created by Species 8472 as entry points for their invasion of the galaxy from fluidic space. As Species 8472 were more powerful than the Borg and intended to annihilate all life in the galaxy, Captain Janeway decided to avoid the Passage and instead ally with the Borg to defeat Species 8472. (VOY: "Scorpion")

Appendices

Background

Named after the Northwest Passage, a corridor through Canada linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans on Earth by passage near the Arctic Circle.

External links

Northwest Passage at Wikipedia
Northwest Passage at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-[[Image:Northwest passage.jpg|thumb|[[Chakotay]] points out the Northwest Passage.]]
+[[File:Northwest passage.jpg|thumb|[[Chakotay]] points out the Northwest Passage.]]
-The '''Northwest Passage''' was the term given to a corridor of space containing [[quantum singularity|quantum singularities]],  devoid of [[Borg]] activity despite reaching right through their territory. The nickname was created by the crew of the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']], who intended to use the route to fly through Borg space without having to engage the Borg. In the words of [[Lieutenant]] [[Tom Paris]]: "Better to ride the rapids than face the hive."
+The "'''Northwest Passage'''" was the term given by the {{USS|Voyager}} crew to a relatively narrow region of [[Borg space|Borg territory]] containing large numbers of [[quantum singularity|quantum singularities]], which was devoid of [[Borg]] activity.
-However, it was soon discovered that the ''Northwest Passage'' was devoid of Borg activity for a very good reason -- the quantum singularities were how [[Species 8472]], a race more powerful than the Borg, were entering our domain from their realm of [[fluidic space]].
+In late [[2373]], the ''Voyager'' crew intended to traverse Borg space at the Northwest Passage to avoid engaging the [[Borg Collective|Collective]]. However, they soon discovered that the region lacked Borg activity because the quantum singularities had been created by [[Species 8472]] as entry points for their invasion of the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] from [[fluidic space]]. As Species 8472 were more powerful than the Borg and intended to annihilate all life in the galaxy, [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] decided to avoid the Passage and instead ally with the Borg to defeat Species 8472. ({{VOY|Scorpion}})
+== Appendices ==
-[[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] therefore decided to avoid the corridor entirely, and instead make an alliance with the Borg. During the alliance, ''Voyager'' still encounted Species 8472 and their [[Species 8472 bioship|bioships]], despite having apparently avoided the corridor. ([[VOY]]: "[[Scorpion, Part I|Scorpion]]")
+=== Background ===
+Named after the Northwest Passage, a corridor through [[Canada]] linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans on Earth by passage near the Arctic Circle.
+=== External links ===
-:''It is uncertain what happened to the corridor after the [[Borg-Species 8472 War]] had concluded. As Species 8472 withdrew to their realm, it is possible the singularities became sealed, yet the corridor may still be detectable by the stresses and instablilites in the fabric of [[spacetime]] that have undoubtably remained.''
+* {{wikipedia}}
+* {{mbeta}}
-:''Named after the Northwest Passage, a corridor through [[Canada]] linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans on Earth by passage near the Arctic circle.
-==External Links==
-*{{Wikipedia|Northwest Passage}}
+[[de:Nordwest-Passage]]
+[[pl: Northwest Passage]]
 [[Category:Nicknames]]
 [[Category:Regions]]