bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, adult swims through an open lead in the pack ice, Chukchi Sea

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
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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