Bogoslof Wilderness
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Bogoslof Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, protecting the remote volcanic Bogoslof Island and its important seabird and marine mammal habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bogoslof Wilderness canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federally designated wilderness
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| access |
boat only
ⓘ
floatplane only ⓘ |
| area |
about 175000 acres
ⓘ
about 708 square kilometers ⓘ |
| contains |
Bogoslof Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fire Island (Alaska) NERFINISHED ⓘ offshore rocks and islets ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | Wilderness Area ⓘ |
| established |
1980
ⓘ
December 2, 1980 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVolcanicFeature | Bogoslof volcano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humanPopulation | uninhabited ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | Ib ⓘ |
| legalStatus | congressionally designated wilderness ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Aleutians West Census Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Alaska Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInVolcanicArc | Aleutian volcanic arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Unalaska, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Steller sea lion haulouts
ⓘ
active volcanism ⓘ large seabird colonies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. National Wilderness Preservation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEcosystemType |
coastal tundra ecosystem
ⓘ
subarctic marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| protects |
Bogoslof Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fire Island (Alaska) NERFINISHED ⓘ marine mammal habitat ⓘ seabird habitat ⓘ volcanic island ecosystems ⓘ |
| purpose |
preservation of natural conditions
ⓘ
protection of wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| region | Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge–Bering Sea Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicType | submarine stratovolcano with emergent island ⓘ |
| wildernessActRestrictions |
no commercial development
ⓘ
no motorized vehicles except as allowed by law ⓘ no permanent roads ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.