List of ports and harbors of the Arctic Ocean

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This is a list of ports and harbors of the Arctic Ocean . The entries are sorted travelling east from the International Date Line.

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North America

United States

Location State Water bodyCoordinatesFeatures & notes [1] Image
Kivilina Alaska Chukchi Sea 67°43′38″N164°32′21″W / 67.72722°N 164.53917°W / 67.72722; -164.53917 (Kivilina, Alaska) US rank:86 [2] Kivalina 2.jpg
Utqiaġvik Alaska Chukchi Sea 71°17′26″N156°47′19″W / 71.29056°N 156.78861°W / 71.29056; -156.78861 (Barrow, Alaska) Barrow AK.jpg
Prudhoe Bay Alaska Beaufort Sea 70°19′32″N148°42′41″W / 70.32556°N 148.71139°W / 70.32556; -148.71139 (Prudhoe Bay, Alaska) Aerial View of Prudhoe Bay.jpg

Canada

Location Province / Territory Water bodyCoordinatesFeatures & notes [1] Image
Tuktoyaktuk Northwest Territories Beaufort Sea 69°27′03″N133°02′09″W / 69.45083°N 133.03583°W / 69.45083; -133.03583 [3] Port Brabant to 1950 [4] Tuktoyaktuk airial photo 1987.jpg
Port of Churchill Manitoba Hudson Bay 58°46′45″N94°11′36″W / 58.77917°N 94.19333°W / 58.77917; -94.19333 [5] Churchill Seaport 1996-08-12.jpg
Iqaluit Nunavut Frobisher Bay 63°44′58″N68°31′18″W / 63.74944°N 68.52167°W / 63.74944; -68.52167 (Iqaluit) [6] Opened 25 July 2023 [7] IqaluitHarbourView.jpg

Greenland

Location Municipality Water bodyCoordinatesFeatures & notes [1] Image
Nuuk Port and Harbour Sermersooq Labrador Sea 64°10′15″N51°43′15″W / 64.17083°N 51.72083°W / 64.17083; -51.72083 (Nuuk Port and Harbour) Nuuk-port.jpg
Port of Ilulissat Avannaata Disko Bay 69°13′19″N51°05′42″W / 69.22194°N 51.09500°W / 69.22194; -51.09500 (Port of Ilulissat) The HDMS Thetis Sits in the Port of Ilulissat, Greenland (27720617071).jpg

Europe

Iceland

Location Regions Water bodyCoordinatesFeatures & notesImage
Akureyri Northeastern Eyjafjörður 65°41′00″N18°06′00″W / 65.68333°N 18.10000°W / 65.68333; -18.10000 (Akureyri) Akureyri - Skapti Hallgrimsson.jpg

Norway

Location County Water bodyCoordinatesFeatures & notesImage
Tromsø Troms Grøtsundet 69°40′58″N18°56′34″E / 69.68278°N 18.94278°E / 69.68278; 18.94278 Tromso sentrum (5835702754).jpg
Hammerfest Finnmark Barents Sea 70°39′48″N23°40′56″E / 70.66333°N 23.68222°E / 70.66333; 23.68222 Hammerfest Juni 2005.jpg
Honningsvåg Finnmark Barents Sea 70°58′43″N25°58′36″E / 70.97861°N 25.97667°E / 70.97861; 25.97667 Blick auf Honningsvag.jpg
Kirkenes Finnmark Varangerfjord 69°43′37″N30°02′44″E / 69.72694°N 30.04556°E / 69.72694; 30.04556 View of Kirkenes.jpg
Vardø Finnmark Barents Sea 70°22′13″N31°06′38″E / 70.37028°N 31.11056°E / 70.37028; 31.11056 Vardo by.jpg

Russia

Location Federal subject Water bodyCoordinatesFeatures & notesImage
Vitino Murmansk Oblast Kandalaksha Gulf 67°05′00″N32°20′00″E / 67.08333°N 32.33333°E / 67.08333; 32.33333 (Vitino)
Kandalaksha Murmansk Oblast White Sea 67°09′25″N32°24′42″E / 67.15694°N 32.41167°E / 67.15694; 32.41167 (Kandalaksha) Kandalaksha.jpg
Port of Murmansk Murmansk Oblast Barents Sea 68°58′48″N33°03′22″E / 68.98000°N 33.05611°E / 68.98000; 33.05611 (Port of Murmansk) MurmanskHarbour.jpg
Severomorsk Murmansk Oblast Barents Sea 69°04′00″N33°25′00″E / 69.06667°N 33.41667°E / 69.06667; 33.41667 (Severomorsk) Severomorsk Vid na zaliv.jpg
Belomorsk Republic of Karelia Onega Bay 64°31′31″N34°45′57″E / 64.52528°N 34.76583°E / 64.52528; 34.76583 (Belomorsk) Port Belomorska.JPG
Port of Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk Oblast Northern Dvina 64°32′00″N40°30′00″E / 64.53333°N 40.50000°E / 64.53333; 40.50000 (Port of Arkhangelsk) Arkhangelsk sea river station.jpg
Naryan-Mar Nenets Autonomous Okrug Pechora River 67°38′00″N53°03′00″E / 67.63333°N 53.05000°E / 67.63333; 53.05000 (Naryan-Mar) Mport, N-Mar.JPG
Sabetta Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Kara Sea 71°16′24″N72°04′21″E / 71.27333°N 72.07250°E / 71.27333; 72.07250 (Sabetta) Tor icebreaker (2225296).jpg
Dudinka Krasnoyarsk Krai| Yenisey 69°24′23″N86°10′35″E / 69.40639°N 86.17639°E / 69.40639; 86.17639 (Dudinka) Verladekrane im Hafen von Dudinka.jpg
Dikson Krasnoyarsk Krai Kara Sea 73°30′00″N80°31′00″E / 73.50000°N 80.51667°E / 73.50000; 80.51667 (Dikson) Soviet Union-1965-Stamp-0.06. 50 Years of Dikson.jpg
Igarka Krasnoyarsk Krai Yenisey 67°28′00″N86°35′00″E / 67.46667°N 86.58333°E / 67.46667; 86.58333 (Igarka) 2020-08-21 14-51-51 Igarka (cropped).jpg
Tiksi Sakha Republic Laptev Sea 71°39′00″N128°52′00″E / 71.65000°N 128.86667°E / 71.65000; 128.86667 (Tiksi) Tiksi.jpg
Port of Pevek Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chaunskaya Bay 69°42′17″N170°15′49″E / 69.70472°N 170.26361°E / 69.70472; 170.26361 (Port of Pevek) Prichal porta Pevek.jpg


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