bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus swims through an open lead in the pack ice Chukchi Sea off Point Barrow Arctic Alaska

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Location: Chukchi Sea Arctic Ocean Utqiagvik Barrow North Slope Brooks Range Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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