Inupiaq subsistence whalers prepare to pull in a massive 48 foot 8 inch bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus up onto the pack ice

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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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