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Eroding coastal bluff on Barter Island

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center September 2015 (approx.)
An icy bluff covered with a thick layer of soil and grass chunks off onto the beach below.
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Photograph of an eroding coastal bluff on Barter Island on the northern coast of Alaska.

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