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A high concentration of bearded seals reside amid the ice leads of the Chukchi Corridor, foraging around Hanna Shoal in summer, and migrating through Barrow Canyon in winter and spring.

NOAA NOAA

Bowhead Whale

Bowhead whale in the Arctic

Vicki Beaver, NOAA

Belugas

Brad Benter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Brad Benter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Walruses

Brad Benter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Brad Benter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Eiders

Kate Stafford Kate Stafford

Whales

Kate Stafford Kate Stafford

Gray Whale

Cynthia Cristman, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Cynthia Cristman, NOAA

A high concentration of bearded seals reside amid the ice leads of the Chukchi Corridor, foraging around Hanna Shoal in summer, and migrating through Barrow Canyon in winter and spring.

Bowhead Whale

Belugas

Walruses

Eiders

Whales

Gray Whale

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