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Scenery, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge includes the southwestern two-thirds of Kodiak Island, Uganik Island, the Red Peaks area of Afognak Island and all of Ban Island in the archipelago. It encompasses 1,990,418 acres (8,054.94 km 2). [2] The refuge is administered from offices in Kodiak.
Here is a list of the largest National Wildlife Refuges in the United States. ... Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge: Alaska 1,990,418.11 8,054.94
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge: Alaska AK August 19, 1941 [17] 1,880,891.52 acres (7,611.6979 km 2) [16] Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge: Alaska AK 1980
The Ayakulik River is the longest river on Kodiak Island in the state of Alaska. It is 40 miles (64 km) long, and possesses the largest drainage of all rivers on Kodiak. [4] It begins near a small lake in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge and flows south-southeast through wilderness, before finally turning southwest to empty into the Shelikof ...
Kodiak Island is mountainous and heavily forested in the north and east, but fairly treeless in the south. The island has many deep, ice-free bays that provide sheltered anchorages for boats. The southwestern two-thirds of the island, like much of the Kodiak Archipelago, is part of Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
While the virtual science lessons about marine wildlife and conservation mean you can broaden your under-the-water knowledge at the same time, too. 16. Monterey Bay Aquarium, California
Two newly created national wildlife refuges in Tennessee and Wyoming will help protect habitats for threatened and endangered species such as toads, bats, shrimp and salamanders, federal officials ...
The Kodiak Archipelago contains about 40 small glaciers, numerous streams and many species of land and marine animals. Much of its land is forested. The Kodiak Island Borough includes all of the Kodiak Archipelago and some lands on the mainland. The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge encompasses a large percentage of the land in the archipelago.