Inupiaq subsistence whalers butcher a bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus caught during spring whaling season out on pack ice AK


Inupiaq subsistence whalers butcher a bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus caught during spring whaling season out on the pack ice over the Chukchi Sea The food will be distributed among all in the coastal arctic village of Barrow Alaska


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