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Frank Kelley says, "the news came out over the radio this morning that a polar bear had been sighted out on the Point. We spotted this character from almost a mile away. We stayed a respectful distance away, often standing on the four-wheelers to see the bear." Barrow, Alaska.

Credit to read: Photo by Frank Kelley (PolarTREC 2008), Courtesy of ARCUS

Photographer: Frank Kelley

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PolarTREC 2008 Frank Kelley

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2008

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PolarTREC

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North Slope, Alaska

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Archaeology

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