Polar Bear on Pack Ice in Baffin Bay

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So here we were somewhere in Baffin Bay when on some substantial pieces of pack ice someone spotted a Polar Bear in the middle of dinner (our dinner that was, he seemed to have dined earlier). So we went and grabbed our camera gear and binoculars and went on deck to see what the fuss was about.

Air temp: +2º C Latitude: 72º 30' N Longitude: 75º 05' W

 

These are pictures from a cruise to the High Arctic in August 2010, from Resolute Bay Canada to Kangerlussuaq in Greenland.
Pictures copyright Paul Ward. Pentax digital equipment.

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