Ice Passage

Ice Passage
General information
Points of interest	Farthest Gate
Societal
Affiliation	Farthest Gate
Behind the scenes
First appearance	At World's End
Latest appearance	At World's End

"No one said anything about cold."
"I'm sure there must be a good reason for our suffering."

―Pintel and Ragetti

This Ice Passage was a frozen landscape, a body of water filled with icebergs and glaciers. It served as the passage between world of the living and the land of the dead.

History

The Hai Peng sails through the ocean.

Throughout history, any who journeyed to World's End had to sail through this ocean. This frozen landscape served as the ice passage between the worlds of the living and the dead. Sharp blue-and-white glaciers jutted out of the water, reflecting glints of pale light. The water was dark and stormy, and snow was came down thick and fast.

A pirate crew led by Hector Barbossa sailed the Hai Peng through this ocean during the War Against Piracy. Though many of the crew weren't used to the cold weather, they were able to sail to their destination.

Behind the scenes

• The name "Ice Passage" was used in Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio's screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Although the name never made it to the final cut of the film but was retained in the film's junior novel.
• So far, the exact location of the Ice Passage is unknown, though there are implications throughout the franchise:
  • The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the At World's End video game features a "World Map" that shows the locations of all the game's levels on the map. According to the map, the Davy Jones' Locker level is located in or near the Indian Ocean or the Antartic Ocean, and so it could be presumed that the Ice Passage was located in these oceans as well.
  • In the "Inside the Brethren Court" special feature on the At World's End DVD/Blu-ray release, the scene of the Hai Peng sailing in an icy landscape with glaciers is shown as Hector Barbossa's domain as Pirate Lord of the Caspian Sea is described. This suggested that the Ice Passage is located at the Caspian Sea. However, it is more likely this was simply to showcase and educate the fact described in the feature that the Caspian Sea freezes in the winter.
  • An old version of the official Disney Pirates website updated c. 2010-2011, the area was described as "arctic waters leading to the Farthest Gate."

Appearances

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Sources

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (junior novelization)

Notes and references

Locations in Pirates of the Caribbean
Africa Barbary Coast – Calabar – Egypt – Kerma – Slave Coast – Tripoli The Americas Boston – Florida – Louisiana – Mexico – New Orleans – North Carolina Panama – Peru – Savannah – Virginia – Yucatán Peninsula Asia Bombay – China – Hong Kong – India – Nippon – Shanghai – Singapore The Bahamas Andros – Nassau – New Avalon – New Providence The Caribbean Antigua – Black rock island – Cuba – Devil's Triangle – Hangman's Bay – Hispaniola Ile d'Etable de Porc – Isla De La Avaricia – Isla Cruces – Isla de Muerta – Isla de Pelegostos Martinique – Padres Del Fuego – Port Royal – Poseidon's Tomb Puerto Rico – Saint Martin – Shipwreck Island – Tortuga – Unnamed Island Europe Cádiz – France – Gibraltar – Great Britain – Holland London – Marseille – Portugal – Spain Other locations Davy Jones' Locker – Farthest Gate – Ice Passage – Isla Sirena
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