Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
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Selawik National Wildlife Refuge is a vast protected area in northwest Alaska known for its wetlands, migratory birds, and subsistence resources for local Indigenous communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selawik National Wildlife Refuge canonical | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Wildlife Refuge
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 13,759 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 3,400,000 acres ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Selawik Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selawik River NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal lowlands ⓘ lakes and ponds ⓘ permafrost terrain ⓘ river deltas ⓘ tundra ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType |
Arctic tundra ecosystem
ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ |
| established | 1980 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Arctic climate ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalFeature |
long, cold winters
ⓘ
short, cool summers ⓘ |
| importantFor |
fish habitat
ⓘ
shorebird habitat ⓘ waterfowl breeding ⓘ waterfowl staging ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive wetlands
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ subsistence resources ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Alaska ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Northwest Arctic Borough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwest Alaska ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Kotzebue, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCommunity | Selawik, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ |
| purpose |
conservation of fish and wildlife populations
ⓘ
protection of subsistence uses by local residents ⓘ protection of wetlands ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Pacific salmon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
black bear ⓘ brown bear ⓘ caribou ⓘ migratory waterfowl ⓘ moose ⓘ sheefish ⓘ whitefish ⓘ wolf ⓘ wolverine ⓘ |
| usedByCommunity | Inupiat people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
subsistence fishing
ⓘ
subsistence gathering ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ subsistence trapping ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.