National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska
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The National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska is a vast, federally managed area in northern Alaska known for its significant oil and gas resources as well as important wildlife habitats and ecological values.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
petroleum reserve
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Bureau of Land Management
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allowsActivity |
oil and gas leasing
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ subsistence fishing ⓘ subsistence hunting ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 23 million acres
ⓘ
approximately 93,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Beaufort Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chukchi Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Arctic climate ⓘ |
| containsEcosystem |
Arctic tundra
ⓘ
coastal lagoons ⓘ river deltas ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| containsResource |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentPurpose |
conservation of wildlife habitat
ⓘ
federal onshore oil and gas leasing ⓘ protection of subsistence resources ⓘ |
| designatedBy | President Warren G. Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| formerName | Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Federal Land Policy and Management Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationAreaType | Special Area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
permafrost
ⓘ
seasonal sea ice influence ⓘ |
| hasManagementPlan | Integrated Activity Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantForSpecies |
caribou
ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ polar bears ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| landOwnership | federal public land ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
ⓘ
North Slope Borough, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Arctic Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prudhoe Bay oil fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWildlifeHabitat | Teshekpuk Lake area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | strategic petroleum reserve for the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| shortName | NPR-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Indigenous communities for subsistence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Alaska