America's National Parks At a Glance. Thomas Crochetiere Crochetiere

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СКАЧАТЬ Alagnak traverses the beautiful Alaska Peninsula, providing an unparalleled opportunity to experience the unique wilderness, wildlife, and cultural heritage of southwest Alaska.

      Aleutian World War II National Historic Area

      P.O. Box 149 Unalaska, AK 99685

      907-581-9944

      Aleutian World War II National Historic Area was a fiercely contested battleground in the Pacific during World War II. This 1000-mile long group of islands was invaded by Japanese forces in 1942, the only American soil occupied in the war. The Japanese took 42 Attuan villagers as prisoners of war and as a result; the United States evacuated 881 Aleutians from several other villages and placed them into “duration villages” in Southeast Alaska.

      Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve

      1000 Silver St., Building 603 King Salmon, AK 99613

      907-246-4250

      Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve is in a region around the Aniakchak volcano on the Aleutian Range. Given its remote location, challenging weather conditions, and high concentration of bears and wolves, Aniakchak is one of the wildest places in the National Park System. The park is only accessible by a long journey of flying, by boat, and/or backpacking. Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve is the least visited of all the units within the National Park System.

      Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

      P.O. Box 220 Nome, AK 99762

      800-471-2352

      Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is one of the most remote U.S. National Park areas. This preserve protects what is left of the Bering Land Bridge that connected Asia with North America more than 13,000-years ago during the Pleistocene ice age. The majority of this land bridge now lies beneath the waters of the Chukchi and Bering Seas. The Bering Land Bridge provided a pathway for plants, animals and people to cross from old world to new. Explore a dynamic wilderness dotted with hot springs, ancient lava flows and some of the largest maar (crater) lakes in the world. Ramble across tundra seeking muskox, caribou and signs of ice age life.

      Cape Krusenstern National Monument

      P.O. Box 1029 Kotzebue, AK 99752

      907-442-3890

      Cape Krusenstern National Monument is primarily a coastal plain, containing large lagoons and rolling hills of limestone. Located entirely north of the Arctic Circle, the monument forms 70-miles of shoreline on the Chukchi Sea along with more than 114 beach ridges. It is a region of permafrost, including typical thermokarst features. Hikers and boaters can see carpets of wildflowers among shrubs containing wisps of qiviut from muskoxen.

      Denali National Park & Preserve

      P.O. Box 9 Denali Park, AK 99755

      907-683-9532

      Denali National Park & Preserve is located in the interior of Alaska, centered on Denali (also known as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America at over 20,000-feet (the word "Denali" means "the high one"). The park is 6-million acres of wild land, bisected by one ribbon of road. The preserve is also home to tundra at middle elevations, and glaciers, rock, and snow at the highest elevations. Wild animals of all sizes roam unfenced lands, living as they have for ages.

      Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve

      101 Dunkel St. Suite 110 Fairbanks, AK 99701

      907-459-3730

      Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, located north of the Arctic Circle, is the northernmost National Park in the U.S. and the second largest National Park unit. The park is slightly larger than the country of Belgium and contains parts of the Brooks Mountain Range. There are no roads or established trails in Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve. Local air taxis provide flight-seeing trips, day trips or overnight camp outs to remote locations within the park. Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve known for its polar bears, is America’s least visited park of the 59 National Parks within the National Park System.

      Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

      P.O. Box 140 Gustavus, AK 99826

      907-697-2230

      Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve is in the panhandle west of Juneau, Alaska covering over 3-million acres. The park is covered with rugged mountains, glaciers, rainforest, coastlines and fjords. The preserve protects a portion of the Alsek River and its related fish and wildlife habitats. No roads lead to the park and it is most easily reached by air travel, ferries or by cruise ships.

      Inupiat Heritage Center

      5421 North Star St. Barrow, AK 99723

      907-852-0422

      Inupiat Heritage Center tells the story of the Inupiat people. They have thrived for thousands of years in one of the harshest climates on earth, hunting the bowhead whales. In the 19^th century, these lonely seas swarmed with commercial whalers from New England, who also sought the bowhead for its valuable blubber and baleen. The center houses exhibits, artifacts, a library, gift shop and a room where traditional crafts are demonstrated and taught.

      Katmai National Park & Preserve

      1000 Silver St., Building 603, King Salmon, AK 99613

      907-246-4250

      Katmai National Park & Preserve is an active volcanic landscape and notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a 40-mile ash flow from the Novarupta Volcano that can be between 100 to 700 feet deep. Grizzly bears freely roam the park and eat upon the abundant supply of sockeye salmon. The park also has a wide variety of other Alaskan wildlife and marine life.

      Kenai Fjords National Park

      1212 4th Ave. Seward, AK 99664

      907-422-0535

      Kenai Fjords National Park contains the Harding Ice Field, one of the largest ice fields in the U.S. that dates back to the ice-ages. Nearly 40 glaciers flow from the Harding Ice Field. The park is named for the numerous fjords carved by glaciers moving down the mountains from the ice field. Wildlife thrives in the icy waters and thick forests around this vast expanse of ice. Part of the park is accessible by road and is a popular tour destination. The remainder of the park is reachable by boat.

      Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

      P.O. Box 517 Skagway, AK 99840

      907-983-9200

      Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s. The gold rush was in the Yukon Territory of Canada, and this park comprises staging areas for the trek there and routes leading in its direction. The park consists of four units: three in Skagway, Alaska and a fourth in the Pioneer Square СКАЧАТЬ