Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Snowy-Owl--Point-Barrow--Alaska-27MZIFJ6RH681.htmlConceptually similarSnowy Owl in AlaskaGP04B09Completed★★★★Snowy Owl in AlaskaGP04AXACompleted★★★★★★★Snowy Owl in AlaskaGP04AXGCompleted★★★★★★Snowy Owl in AlaskaGP04B0ACompleted★★★★★★★Point Barrow in AlaskaGP04CQNCompleted★★★★Snowy Owl in AlaskaGP0370CCompleted★★★★Snowy Owl in AlaskaGP0370DCompleted★★★★Arctic Fox, Point Barrow, AlaskaGP0STPIZXCompleted★★★★★★Arctic Fox, Point Barrow, AlaskaGP0STPJ01Completed★★★★★★View AllGP0STPJ05Snowy Owl, Point Barrow, AlaskaSnowy Owl, Barrow, Alaska, A snowy owl hunting lemmings around the city of Barrow, Alaska. Point Barrow, Alaska is the northern most point in the United States located at 71°17'44?N 156°45'59?W? / ?71.29556°N 156.76639°W. The city of Barrow is one of the most northerly cities in the world is also the northern most city in the United States with a population of around 5000. Barrow is surrounded by the National Petroleum Reserve.Byline: Rose SjölanderLocations:Alaska-Barrow (Alaska)-Point Barrow-United States of AmericaDate:12 Oct, 2011Credit:© Rose Sjölander / 70°Latitude:71°18'43.46"NMaximum size:4404px X 2936pxLongitude156°43'44.28"WRestrictions:Ok for Greenpeace use and for approved external Greenpeace campaign related use. Contact the photographer directly or Greenpeace UK (photo.uk@greenpeace.org) for any other external licensing or sales.Keywords:Animals-Day-Ice-KWCI (GPI)-Nature-Outdoors-Owls-Save the Arctic (campaign title)Shoot:70° North - Arctic Documentation70° North is a multimedia project documenting the impact of climate change and resources exploration in the Arctic.Shell's plans to drill offshore in the Alaskan Arctic in 2012 has divided the native communities who now stand at a crossroads between continued benefits from industry generated revenues and protecting the marine environment they have depended on for thousands of years. Shell's proposed offshore drill site is in the path of the bowhead whale's migration route. Many Inupiat hunters are concerned about Shell's lack of spill response capabilities if licenses are granted to drill offshore in the Arctic's Beaufort and Chukchi seasGreenpeace is campaigning for a global sanctuary to be declared around the uninhabited area of the North Pole to save the Arctic from attempts by oil companies to exploit the region’s resources for short term profit.Related Collections:The Great Northern Forest - Wide CollectionBest Wildife CollectionCollection: Arctic Wildlife
