The distance traveled by ships in the Arctic Ocean (corresponding with the Polar Code area) increased by more than 75 percent between 2013 and 2019. While in 2013, ships sailing in the Arctic Ocean traveled some 6.1 million nautical miles, in 2019, this number grew to around 10.7 million nautical miles.
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Arctic Council. (March 31, 2020). Total number of nautical miles traveled by vessels in the Arctic Ocean (the Polar Code area) from 2013 to 2019 (in million nautical miles) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278623/sailed-distance-by-ships-arctic-ocean/
Arctic Council. "Total number of nautical miles traveled by vessels in the Arctic Ocean (the Polar Code area) from 2013 to 2019 (in million nautical miles)." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278623/sailed-distance-by-ships-arctic-ocean/
Arctic Council. (2020). Total number of nautical miles traveled by vessels in the Arctic Ocean (the Polar Code area) from 2013 to 2019 (in million nautical miles). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278623/sailed-distance-by-ships-arctic-ocean/
Arctic Council. "Total Number of Nautical Miles Traveled by Vessels in The Arctic Ocean (The Polar Code Area) from 2013 to 2019 (in Million Nautical Miles)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278623/sailed-distance-by-ships-arctic-ocean/
Arctic Council, Total number of nautical miles traveled by vessels in the Arctic Ocean (the Polar Code area) from 2013 to 2019 (in million nautical miles) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278623/sailed-distance-by-ships-arctic-ocean/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Total number of nautical miles traveled by vessels in the Arctic Ocean (the Polar Code area) from 2013 to 2019 (in million nautical miles) [Graph], Arctic Council, March 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1278623/sailed-distance-by-ships-arctic-ocean/