Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is a remote protected area in northwest Alaska that conserves remnants of the ancient land bridge that once connected Asia and North America, along with its unique Arctic ecosystems and cultural history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national park system unit
national preserve
protected area
access no road access
primarily by small aircraft
seasonal snowmachine travel
administeredBy National Park Service
allows subsistence fishing by local rural residents
subsistence gathering by local rural residents
subsistence hunting by local rural residents
area about 1,100,000 hectares
about 2,700,000 acres
associatedWith Bering Land Bridge
surface form: Beringia

Pleistocene land bridge between Asia and North America
continent North America
country United States of America
culturalSignificanceFor Alaska Natives
surface form: Inupiat people

Yup’ik people
surface form: Yupik people
ecosystemType Arctic tundra
established 1980
establishedBy Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
governingBody National Park Service
hasClimate Arctic climate
hasFeature Serpentine Hot Springs
granite tors
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nps.gov/bela/index.htm
IUCNCategory Ib
locatedIn Alaska
Nome Census Area
Seward Peninsula
northwest Alaska
locatedOn Bering Land Bridge
nearestCity Nome, Alaska
partOf Bering Land Bridge National Preserve self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beringia National Park–Bering Land Bridge conservation region

United States National Park System
surface form: National Park System
protects Arctic fox habitat
Arctic tundra ecosystems
archaeological sites
barrier islands
brown bear habitat
caribou habitat
coastal lagoons
cultural resources
hot springs
marine mammal habitat
migratory bird habitat
remnants of the Bering Land Bridge
volcanic features
region Bering region
surface form: Bering Strait region

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Bering Land Bridge alsoKnownAs Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Bering Land Bridge hasProtectedArea Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
National Preserves example Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
subject surface form: National preserve
Seward Peninsula contains Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
northern Alaska hasProtectedArea Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
subject surface form: Northern Alaska
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve partOf Bering Land Bridge National Preserve self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beringia National Park–Bering Land Bridge conservation region
Nome, Alaska nearbyLandmark Bering Land Bridge National Preserve