Misty Fjords National Monument

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Misty Fjords National Monument is a vast, rugged wilderness area in southeastern Alaska renowned for its steep glacially carved cliffs, deep fjords, waterfalls, and pristine temperate rainforest.

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Misty Fjords National Monument canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument
protected area
tourist attraction
wilderness area
accessedFrom Ketchikan Harbor
surface form: Ketchikan cruise ship port

Ketchikan seaplane bases
surface form: Ketchikan seaplane base
administeredBy U.S. Forest Service
surface form: United States Forest Service
containsPart Behm Canal
New Eddystone Rock
Rudyerd Bay
Coffman Cove
surface form: Walker Cove
country United States of America
designation National Monument
Wilderness
ecosystemType temperate rainforest
establishedBy Jimmy Carter
surface form: President Jimmy Carter

Presidential Proclamation
establishedOn 1978
geologicalOrigin glacial erosion
hasLandform fjord
glacial valley
lake
sea cliff
hasWaterFeature inlet
waterfall
IUCNCategory Ib
knownFor deep fjords
remote wilderness scenery
steep glacially carved cliffs
temperate rainforest
waterfalls
locatedIn Alaska
Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Tongass National Forest
Southeastern Alaska
surface form: southeastern Alaska
nearestCity Ketchikan
surface form: Ketchikan, Alaska
partOf Panhandle of Alaska
surface form: Alaska Panhandle

Tongass National Forest
tourismActivity boat tours
flightseeing
kayaking
wildlife viewing
typicalVegetation Sitka spruce
mosses
western hemlock
typicalWildlife bald eagle
black bear
brown bear
harbor seal
whale

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Tongass National Forest contains Misty Fjords National Monument
Alexander Archipelago hasProtectedArea Misty Fjords National Monument
Panhandle of Alaska contains Misty Fjords National Monument