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Icebreakers Arctic Ocean, in 2 editions.

The entry for Arctic Ocean published Icebreakers in 2 editions of 36, from 2022 to 2023. The text never changed. Each is shown as published. Icebreakers in every entry.

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2023

Published as “Icebreakers” (2022 to 2023).

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Norway:
one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker, and one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker
Russia:
seven PC 1 or 2 class heavy icebreakers, eight PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreakers, and three PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers

note: the ships are listed by Polar Class (PC) vessel: PC 1 - year-round operation in all polar waters (ice thickness >3 m); PC 2 - year-round operation in moderate multi-year ice conditions (ice thickness up to 3 m); PC 3 - year-round operation in second-year ice which may include multi-year ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 2.5 m); PC 4 - year-round operation in thick first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 120 cm); PC 5 - year-round operation in medium first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 70-120 cm); PC 6 - summer/autumn operation in medium first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 30-70 cm)

Norway: one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker, and one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker
Russia: seven PC 1 or 2 class heavy icebreakers, eight PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreakers, and three PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers
note: the ships are listed by Polar Class (PC) vessel: PC 1 - year-round operation in all polar waters (ice thickness >3 m); PC 2 - year-round operation in moderate multi-year ice conditions (ice thickness up to 3 m); PC 3 - year-round operation in second-year ice which may include multi-year ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 2.5 m); PC 4 - year-round operation in thick first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 120 cm); PC 5 - year-round operation in medium first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 70-120 cm); PC 6 - summer/autumn operation in medium first-year ice which may include old ice inclusions (ice thickness up to 30-70 cm)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Arctic Ocean: Icebreakers.” The World Factbook, 2022–2023 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/arctic-ocean/icebreakers.

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