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A lifelong passion for whales takes Russian adventurer Aphanazi Makovnner to some of the most remote waters on Earth. From the frozen wilderness of Chukotka and the Bering Sea to the fjords of Norway, he follows grey whales, bowhead whales, walruses, and the ocean's most formidable predator, the killer whale. Subscribe to Our World: bit.ly/3xnPuGL

Documentary about the whales which live in Chukotka, a frozen peninsula on Russia's Far Eastern frontier.

This film was first broadcast: 02 Sep 2001

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