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The Arctic is Alaska's most remote wilderness. A location in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska is 120 miles (190 km) from any town or village, the geographic point most remote from permanent habitation in the United States. With its numerous islands, Alaska has nearly 34,000 miles (55,000 km) of tidal shoreline.
Wilderness areas of the Tongass National Forest (18 P) Pages in category "Wilderness areas of Alaska" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
Founding the Alaska Conservation Society in 1960, Celia worked tirelessly to garner support for the protection of Alaskan wilderness ecosystems. [ 12 ] The region first became a federal protected area on December 6, 1960, via an order authored by Ted Stevens , Solicitor of the Interior, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] and signed by Fred Andrew Seaton , Secretary ...
Arctic Alaska or Far North Alaska is a region of the U.S. state of Alaska generally referring to the northern areas on or close to the Arctic Ocean. It commonly includes North Slope Borough , Northwest Arctic Borough , Nome Census Area , and is sometimes taken to include parts of the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area .
About 259,000 acres (105,000 ha) of the park and preserve are owned by native corporations or the State of Alaska. 7,263,000 acres (2,939,000 ha) are protected in the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness, the third-largest designated wilderness area in the United States (after the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness and the Mollie Beattie Wilderness ...
The wildlife of Alaska is both diverse and abundant. The Alaskan Peninsula provides an important habitat for fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds. At the top of the food chain are the bears. Alaska contains about 70% of the total North American brown bear population and the majority of the grizzly bears, as well as black bears and Kodiak bears.
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The Denali Wilderness is a wilderness area within Denali National Park that protects the higher elevations of the central Alaska Range, including Denali. The wilderness comprises about one-third of the current national park and preserve—2,146,580 acres (3,354 sq mi; 8,687 km 2) that correspond with the former park boundaries before 1980. [26]