Tongass National Forest

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national forest protected area temperate rainforest

Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States, a vast temperate rainforest in Southeast Alaska known for its old-growth trees, rich wildlife, and coastal landscapes.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Southeast Alaska rainforest	1
Tongass National Forest area	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national forest ⓘ protected area ⓘ temperate rainforest ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Forest Service ⓘ surface form: United States Forest Service
biome	temperate rainforest ⓘ
borders	Canada ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
climate	cool, wet climate ⓘ maritime climate ⓘ
contains	Admiralty Island ⓘ surface form: Admiralty Island National Monument Alexander Archipelago ⓘ Misty Fjords National Monument ⓘ Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ecosystemType	coastal rainforest ⓘ
hasActivity	camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
hasFeature	coastal wetlands ⓘ fjords ⓘ glaciers ⓘ islands ⓘ mountains ⓘ old-growth forest ⓘ
hasVegetation	Sitka spruce ⓘ lichens ⓘ mosses ⓘ red cedar ⓘ western hemlock ⓘ yellow cedar ⓘ
hasWildlife	Pacific salmon ⓘ Sitka black-tailed deer ⓘ bald eagle ⓘ black bear ⓘ brown bear ⓘ humpback whale ⓘ orca ⓘ wolves ⓘ
knownFor	coastal landscapes ⓘ large carbon storage ⓘ old-growth trees ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ salmon-bearing streams ⓘ
largestOf	national forests in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Alaska ⓘ Southeastern Alaska ⓘ surface form: Southeast Alaska
namedAfter	Tongass people ⓘ
partOf	Panhandle of Alaska ⓘ surface form: Alaska Panhandle U.S. National Forest ⓘ surface form: United States National Forest System
usedFor	commercial fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ subsistence hunting and fishing ⓘ timber production ⓘ tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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Ketchikan Harbor → adjacentTo → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Panhandle of Alaska → contains → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Alexander Archipelago → hasProtectedArea → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Southeastern Alaska → hasProtectedArea → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Pacific temperate rainforests → hasSubregion → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Mendenhall Glacier → locatedIn → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Misty Fjords National Monument (nearby) → locatedIn → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

subject surface form: Misty Fjords National Monument

Totem Heritage Center → locatedIn → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tongass National Forest area

Tongass Narrows → locatedInOrNear → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Gastineau Channel → near → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Baranof Island → partOf → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Misty Fjords National Monument (nearby) → partOf → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

subject surface form: Misty Fjords National Monument

Mendenhall Glacier → protectedArea → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

Baranof Island → region → Tongass National Forest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southeast Alaska rainforest

Juneau → surroundedBy → Tongass National Forest ⓘ