Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale, which washed ashore a few miles from downtown. Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale, which washed ashore a few miles from downtown. Whales and Whaling, Endangered and Extinct Species, Fish and Other Marine Life, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Anchorage (Alaska), Alaska, Arctic Regions, Bering Strait NYT > Science