Staging gear at Barter Island's runway (23 April 08)
[anwr, kaktovik, barter island, glacier, mccall glacier]
Taken 11:52, 23/04/2008
Panoramic photo by
Matt Nolan
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Staging gear at Barter Island's runway (23 April 08)[anwr, kaktovik, barter island, glacier, mccall glacier]Taken 11:52, 23/04/2008 Panoramic photo by Matt NolanPopular
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