ringed seals Phoca hispida on multi layer ice Chukchi Sea 20 miles offshore from Point Barrow Arctic Alaska

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Location: Chukchi Sea Arctic Ocean Arctic coast off the National Petroleum Reserve North Slope Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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