NORTH-EAST Passage, a passage to the East Indies along the northern coasts of Asia, which, like the former, hath frequently been attempted, but hitherto without success. Concerning these passages an opinion hath lately been revived by the hon. Daines Barrington, namely, that they ought to be attempted by the pole itself; and he hath no doubt of the possibility of accomplishing them by that means. See North Pole.