Noatak National Preserve

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Noatak National Preserve is a vast, remote Alaskan wilderness area renowned for its intact Arctic ecosystems, free-flowing Noatak River, and dramatic Brooks Range mountain scenery.

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Noatak National Preserve canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national preserve
protected area
wilderness area
access by river travel
by small aircraft
adjacentTo Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Kobuk Valley National Park
allows sport hunting under regulations
subsistence hunting
area about 26,600 square kilometers
about 6,569,904 acres
climate Arctic climate
contains Brooks Range
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
surface form: Gates of the Arctic wilderness complex

Noatak River
Brooks Range
surface form: Western Brooks Range
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designation national preserve
ecosystemType Arctic tundra
boreal forest
mountain ecosystem
established 1980
December 2, 1980
establishedBy Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
governingBody National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
habitatFor Dall sheep
Western Arctic caribou herd
grizzly bear
migratory birds
moose
wolf
hasIUCNCategory Ib
hasProtectionStatus Noatak River National Wild and Scenic River
surface form: National Wild and Scenic River (Noatak River)
locatedIn Alaska
Arctic region
North Slope Borough
surface form: North Slope Borough, Alaska

Northwest Arctic Borough
surface form: Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Kotzebue, Alaska
nearestSettlement Noatak, Alaska
notableFor Brooks Range mountain scenery
Noatak River
surface form: free-flowing Noatak River

intact Arctic ecosystems
large caribou migrations
remote wilderness character
partOf Noatak River National Wild and Scenic River
United States National Park System
prohibits road access
riverSystem Noatak River watershed

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Brooks Range protectedArea Noatak National Preserve
National Preserves example Noatak National Preserve
subject surface form: National preserve
De Long Mountains near Noatak National Preserve
northern Alaska hasProtectedArea Noatak National Preserve
subject surface form: Northern Alaska
Noatak River flowsThrough Noatak National Preserve
Noatak River protectedArea Noatak National Preserve