Using a block and tackle pulley system Inupiaq subsistence whalers pull in a massive 48 foot 8 inch bowhead whale Balaena mystic

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A massive 48 foot 8 inch bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus caught by an Inupiaq subsistence whaling crew during spring whaling season along an open lead in the pack ice Chukchi Sea The food will be distributed among all in the coastal 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: No

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