Stacy Hopson walks by a giant ice ball on the frozen Chukchi Sea during spring whaling season Arctic Alaska

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Size: 5120px × 3401px
Location: Utqiagvik Barrow eastern Chukchi Sea National Petroleum Reserves North Slope Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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