Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
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| Gates of the Arctic Wilderness | |
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| Location | Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States |
| Coordinates | 68°06′N 153°04′W / 68.100°N 153.067°W |
| Area | 7,245,600 acres (29,322 km2) |
| Established | 1980 |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
Gates of the Arctic Wilderness is a
Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness and the Mollie Beattie Wilderness
, both also in Alaska).
When the wilderness activist
Gates of the Arctic" on a pair of mountains near the head of the North Fork Koyukuk River (Boreal Mountain and Frigid Crags).[1]
The wilderness is home to many animals, including
mammals. Barren-ground caribou congregate in large herds. The rivers contain a variety of fish species, including the grayling, Arctic char and chum salmon. Eagles
and other birds of prey can be seen soaring overhead waiting for unsuspecting prey.
The wilderness contains many remote
is unrestricted, wood is scarce and campfires are discouraged.The wilderness encompasses six designated Wild Rivers, the Alatna River, John River, Kobuk River, the North Fork of the Koyukuk River, part of the Noatak River and the remote and seldom visited Tinayguk River.
References
- ^ Marshall, Robert (1956). Marshall, George (ed.). Arctic Wilderness. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 4, 6, 12.
External links
- Gates of the Arctic Wilderness at Wilderness.net
- ProtectedPlanet.net Gates of the Arctic Wilderness at Protected Planet