Inupiaq whalers in a seal skin boat or umiak wait and watch for passing bowhead whales at the edge of an open lead

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Inupiaq whalers in a seal skin boat or umiak wait and watch for passing bowhead whales at the edge of an open lead in the pack ice Chukchi Sea outside the arctic village of Barrow Alaska

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Size: 5050px × 3355px
Location: Chukchi Sea Arctic Ocean Utqiagvik Barrow North Slope Brooks Range Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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