The latter town, then known by the German name of Pernau, was a member of the Hanseatic League and an important ice-free harbor for Livonia.

Sakhalin's first ice-free harbor was constructed here between 1916 and 1927, and the settlement developed as a center for the local fishing industry.

The tankers will ship crude from the Arctic to an ice-free harbor in Russia or Europe, a Lukoil spokesman said.

This ice-free natural harbor of Port Arthur/Lüshun would serve to make Russia a great sea as well as the largest land power.

Finally, Lithuania has 108 kilometres of Baltic seashore with an ice-free harbor at Klaipėda.

Located on a peninsula overlooking an excellent ice-free harbor, the town was first settled about 1775.

The district is important for its ice-free harbor, Liinakhamari, and the deposits of nickel.

The town has an ice-free harbor, including the nearby island of Melkøya which is home to a natural gas processing station.

The Nansemond flows into the James River near its mouth and the ice-free harbor of Hampton Roads.

Known today as Halifax Harbour, it is one of the deepest, ice-free natural harbours in the world.