Caption

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) flock in breeding plumage resting on ice floe in the Arctic Ocean in summer, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Norway

Date

Aug 01, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra

Reference

BRK26C38_173

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.5Mb (3.5Mb) / 19.7in x 13.1in / 5906 x 3937 (300dpi)

Keywords

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