The CIA World Factbook Edition 2023, the latest with this field Transportation

Icebreakers In 2 editions of 36.

Icebreakers was published in 2 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2022 to 2023. The 2023 edition carries it in 3 entries, in its Transportation section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2023 edition
3
the first edition with it
2022
the latest edition with it
2023

Published as “Icebreakers” (2022 to 2023).

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Oceans

3 entries

Arctic Ocean

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)

Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic

Canada:
one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker
France:
one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker
Germany:
one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker
US:

one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker, and one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker

Baltic

Denmark:
three PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers
Estonia:
two PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers
Finland:
seven PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreakers, and two PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers
Latvia:
one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker
Russia:
22 PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreakers, and five PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers
Sweden:

four PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreakers

Great Lakes/St Lawrence Seaway

Canada:

one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker, ten PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers

Mediterranean

Italy:

one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker

South Atlantic

Argentina:
one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker
UK (Falkland Islands):
one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker
South Africa:
one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker

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)

Pacific Ocean

North Pacific

China:
one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker, and three PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers
Japan:
one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker
Russia:
one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker, and six PC 5 or 6 class light icebreakers
US:

one PC 1 or 2 class heavy icebreaker, one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker, and one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker

South Pacific

Australia:
one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker
Chile:
one PC 5 or 6 class light icebreaker
France (French Polynesia):
one PC 3 or 4 class medium icebreaker

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)

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2023, “Icebreakers”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/icebreakers.

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