>>6743330It used to be correct, up until The Silmarillion.
>>6743335 is half right. Elves initially crossed the ocean to reach Valinor, but when the rebelling Noldor returned to Middle Earth, many of them crossed the ice on foot.
However, as of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, nearly everything north of the Blue Mountains of Middle Earth is underwater, including the land connecting the two continents.
