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

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Inupiaq subsistence whalers and family with their massive 48 foot 8 inch 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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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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