Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve

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Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve is a high-elevation conservation area on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano that protects unique alpine ecosystems, glacial features, and culturally significant landscapes.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation area
natural area reserve
protected area
access Mauna Kea summit access road
Saddle Road vicinity
climate cold high-elevation climate
seasonal snowfall
conservationObjective maintain cultural landscape integrity
preserve high-elevation biodiversity
contains Lake Waiau NERFINISHED
sacred sites
traditional cultural properties
country United States
culturalSignificanceFor Native Hawaiians NERFINISHED
designationPurpose protection of cultural and spiritual resources
protection of glacial and periglacial features
protection of unique alpine ecosystems
ecosystemType alpine desert
subalpine shrubland
elevation high-elevation alpine zone
feature Lake Waiau NERFINISHED
alpine ecosystems
cinder cones
glacial features
lava flows
periglacial landforms
geologicalAgeContext Pleistocene glaciation
humanUseRestrictions limited public access
resource protection regulations
isPartOf Hawaii State Natural Area Reserve System NERFINISHED
legalStatus state-protected area
locatedIn Hawaii NERFINISHED
Hawaii Island NERFINISHED
United States
locatedOn Mauna Kea NERFINISHED
managingAgency Division of Forestry and Wildlife NERFINISHED
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources NERFINISHED
namedAfter Mauna Kea NERFINISHED
protectionCategory IUCN Category Ia or Ib (approximate)
protects culturally significant landscapes
glacial geomorphology
native Hawaiian alpine fauna
native Hawaiian alpine flora
state Hawaii NERFINISHED
threat climate change impacts on alpine ecosystems
human disturbance
invasive species
volcanoType shield volcano

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mauna Kea
hasProtectedArea

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