Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

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United States national park World Heritage Site component biosphere reserve national park

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a vast Alaskan wilderness area renowned for its tidewater glaciers, rugged mountains, rich marine wildlife, and opportunities for boating, kayaking, and scientific research.

Aliases (5)

Glacier Bay ×1
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (via World Heritage complex) ×1
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park World Heritage Site ×1
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park transboundary protected area ×1
Glacier Bay National Preserve ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States national park → World Heritage Site component → biosphere reserve → national park →
area	about 13,287 square kilometers → about 3,280,000 acres →
borderedBy	British Columbia → Canada →
climate	maritime climate →
contains	Bartlett Cove → Glacier Bay → Johns Hopkins Glacier → Lamplugh Glacier → Margerie Glacier → Muir Inlet → fjords → marine ecosystems → mountain ranges → temperate rainforest → terrestrial ecosystems → tidewater glaciers →
country	United States of America →
designatedAsNationalMonument	February 25, 1925 →
ecosystemType	glaciated coastal mountain ecosystem → marine fjord ecosystem → temperate rainforest ecosystem →
established	December 2, 1980 →
governingBody	National Park Service →
habitatFor	Steller sea lions → bald eagles → black bears → brown bears → harbor seals → humpback whales → mountain goats → orcas → sea otters → seabirds →
IUCNCategory	II (National Park) →
knownFor	boating and kayaking opportunities → glacial fjords → marine wildlife → scientific research on glaciology and climate change → tidewater glaciers → whale watching →
locatedIn	Alaska → Panhandle of Alaska → Southeast Alaska →
nearestCity	Gustavus, Alaska → Juneau, Alaska →
offersActivity	backcountry camping → cruise ship tours → mountaineering → scientific research opportunities → sea kayaking → wildlife viewing →
partOf	Alaska’s Inside Passage region → Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park World Heritage Site → Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park transboundary protected area →
primaryAccess	airplane → boat →
recognizedBy	UNESCO →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ix) → (vii) → (viii) → (x) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1992 →
visitorCenterLocation	Bartlett Cove →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alaska → Alexander Archipelago → Pacific coast of North America → Southeastern Alaska →	hasProtectedArea
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ("Glacier Bay") → Panhandle of Alaska →	contains
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ("Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park World Heritage Site") → Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve ("Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park transboundary protected area") →	partOf
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve ("Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (via World Heritage complex)") →	borders
National preserve ("Glacier Bay National Preserve") →	example