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National
Parks
One-half of all U.S. national park land
is in Alaska!
It's easy to see what the appeal is.
|
Denali
|
Gates of
the Arctic
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Glacier
Bay
|
Katmai
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Kenai Fjords
|
Kobuk Valley
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Lake Clark
|
Wrangell
Saint Elias
|
Glacier Bay
The marine wilderness of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve provides
opportunities for adventure, a living laboratory for observing the ebb
and flow of glaciers, and a chance to study life as it returns in the
wake of retreating ice. Amidst majestic scenery, Glacier Bay offers us
now, and for all time, a connection to a powerful and wild landscape.
The park has snow-capped mountain ranges rising to over 15,000 feet, coastal
beaches with protected coves, deep fjords, tidewater glaciers, coastal
and estuarine waters, and freshwater lakes. These diverse land and seascapes
host a mosaic of plant communities ranging from pioneer species in areas
recently exposed by receding glaciers, to climax communities in older
coastal and alpine ecosystems. Diverse habitats support a variety of marine
and terrestrial wildlife, with opportunities for viewing and research
that allow us to learn more about the natural world.
Kenai Fjords National Park | Kobuk Valley National Park
Lake Clark National Park | Wrangell St. Elias National Park
 Eight stars of gold on a field of blue, |
