Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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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
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about 3,280,000 acres → |
| borderedBy |
British Columbia
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Canada → |
| climate | maritime climate → |
| contains |
Bartlett Cove
→
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve →
surface form: "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
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marine fjord ecosystem → temperate rainforest ecosystem → |
| established | December 2, 1980 → |
| governingBody | National Park Service → |
| habitatFor |
Steller sea lion
→
surface form: "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
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glacial fjords → marine wildlife → scientific research on glaciology and climate change → tidewater glaciers → whale watching → |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
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Panhandle of Alaska → Southeastern Alaska →
surface form: "Southeast Alaska"
|
| nearestCity |
Gustavus, Alaska
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Juneau →
surface form: "Juneau, Alaska"
|
| offersActivity |
backcountry camping
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cruise ship tours → mountaineering → scientific research opportunities → sea kayaking → wildlife viewing → |
| partOf |
Southeastern Alaska
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surface form: "Alaska’s Inside Passage region"
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve →
surface form: "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 →
surface form: "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"
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| primaryAccess |
airplane
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boat → |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ix)
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(vii) → (viii) → (x) → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1992 → |
| visitorCenterLocation | Bartlett Cove → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (via World Heritage complex)"
this entity surface form: "Glacier Bay"
subject surface form: "National preserve"
this entity surface form: "Glacier Bay National Preserve"
this entity surface form: "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"
this entity surface form: "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"