Editing Harbor (section)

== Ice-free harbors {{anchor|Ice-free harbor|Ice-free harbour|Ice-free harbours}} ==
For harbors near the [[geographical pole|North and South poles]], being ice-free is an important advantage, especially when it is year-round. Examples of these are:

*[[Hammerfest (town)|Hammerfest, Norway]]
*[[Liinakhamari]], Russia
*[[Murmansk, Russia]]
*[[Nakhodka]] in [[Nakhodka Bay]], Russia 
*[[Pechenga (urban-type settlement), Murmansk Oblast|Pechenga]], Russia
*[[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]], Canada
*[[Valdez, Alaska|Valdez]], United States
*[[Vardø (town)|Vardø]], Norway
*[[Vostochny Port]], Russia

The world's southernmost harbor, located at [[Antarctica]]'s [[Winter Quarters Bay]] (77° 50′ South), is sometimes ice-free, depending on the summertime [[pack ice]] conditions.<ref>[https://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2000/00OPP.htm U.S. Polar Programs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011204016/https://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2000/00OPP.htm |date=2021-10-11 }} National Science Foundation FY2000.</ref>