Average and Median Earnings. As of 2011, police and highway patrol officers earned an average of $27.05 an hour and $56,260 a year. Half of all police and highway patrol officers made between $19.77 and $33.65 an hour and between $41,110 and $69,990 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Approximately 636,410 police and patrol officers were employed in the United States as of May 2011.
The Northwest Passage consists of a series of very deep channels that wind through Canada's Arctic Islands. The Northwest Passage is about 900 miles (1450 km) long. Using the passage instead of the Panama Canal can cut thousands of miles off of a sea journey between Europe and Asia.Unfortunately, the Northwest Passage is about 500 miles (800 km) north of the Arctic Circle and is covered by ice sheets and icebergs much of the time.Some speculate, however, that if global warming continues the Northwest Passage might be a viable transportation route for ships.he Northwest Passage is about 900 miles (1450 km) long. Using the passage instead of the Panama Canal can cut thousands of miles off of a sea journey between Europe and Asia.
When the Nordic Orion loaded up with coal in Vancouver in September and sailed through the Northwest Passage to Finland, the voyage was hailed as a breakthrough in Arctic shipping and a sign of things to come as global warming opens up the Far North.he Nordic Orion saved about $200,000 and about four days using the passage. But many experts say there are too many drawbacks to the Northwest Passage that mean it will never amount to more than a niche transit route. Itâs too shallow, they note, and the network of islands and inlets make navigation tricky.