About Observation Post #19
The Bering Sea
(61 N, -165W)

How far can the whales go before ice stops them? Gray whales can only swim farther north after the ice is gone. They usually don't reach Point Hope, Alaska until July! No one sends whale sighting reports from this remote region, but people can look at changes in the Bering Sea ice maps to help know when the gray whales will return. Most people interested in whales look at the ice maps from remote, tiny villages, or from cozy homes or offices far away.

The map below shows sea ice conditions as of yesterday.