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Alongshore view of Barter Island bluffs

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center September 2019 (approx.)
View looks along an Arctic coastal bluff with permafrost and gentle waves and a drainage that has spilled out onto the beach.
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Alongshore view of the Barter Island permafrost bluffs, along the north coast of Alaska in the Arctic Ocean.

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