beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas swimming in an open lead during spring migration Utqiagvik North Slope Chukchi Sea Arctic Ocean North Slope Alaska

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Size: 5112px × 3409px
Location: Ice edge off of formal called Barrow now Utqiagvik, North Slope, Arctic, Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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