Inupiaq subsistence whaling crew waits and watches for passing bowhead whales during spring whaling season at the edge

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Inupiaq subsistence whaling crew waits and watches for passing bowhead whales during spring whaling season at the edge of an open lead in the pack ice over the Chukchi Sea outside the arctic village of Barrow Alaska

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Size: 3355px × 5050px
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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