Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve

Local nameGates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
LocationAlaska

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is an American national park that protects portions of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. The park is the northernmost national park in the United States, situated entirely north of the Arctic Circle. The area of the park and preserve is the second largest in the U.S. at 8,472,506 acres; the National Park portion is the second largest in the U.S., after the National Park portion of Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

Gates of the Arctic was initially designated as a national monument on December 1, 1978, before being redesignated as a national park and preserve upon passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980. A large part of the park has additional protection as the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness which covers 7,167,192 acres. The wilderness area adjoins the Noatak Wilderness. Together, they form the largest contiguous wilderness in the United States.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_of_the_Arctic_National_Park_and_Preserve

Official Website http://www.gates.of.the.arctic.national-park.com/

National Park Service Website http://www.nps.gov/gaar/index.htm

Address Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, USA

Coordinates 68°8'35.628" N -151°44'1.093" E

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