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Actively eroding coastal permafrost bluff on Barter Island

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
View of muddy, eroding coastal bluffs with a visible permafrost layer and tumbling tundra on top.
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Photograph of the actively eroding coastal permafrost bluff on Barter Island, located on the northern coast of Alaska.

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