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Webcam setup in Nuvuk, AK

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
A utility pole holds camera and its components, situated on a barren landscape near the ocean.
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The video camera assembly, complete with solar power panels, installed in Nuvuk (Point Barrow) Alaska.

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