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.

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Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve canonical 2

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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
sacred sites
traditional cultural properties
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificanceFor Native Hawaiians
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
alpine ecosystems
cinder cones
glacial features
lava flows
periglacial landforms
geologicalAgeContext Pleistocene glaciation
humanUseRestrictions limited public access
resource protection regulations
isPartOf Hawaii Natural Area Reserves System
surface form: Hawaii State Natural Area Reserve System
legalStatus state-protected area
locatedIn Hawaiʻi (island)
surface form: Hawaii

Big Island of Hawaiʻi
surface form: Hawaii Island

United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedOn Mauna Kea
managingAgency Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
namedAfter Mauna Kea
protectionCategory IUCN Category Ia or Ib (approximate)
protects culturally significant landscapes
glacial geomorphology
native Hawaiian alpine fauna
native Hawaiian alpine flora
state Hawaii
threat climate change impacts on alpine ecosystems
human disturbance
invasive species
volcanoType shield volcano

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauna Kea hasProtectedArea Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve
Hawaii Natural Area Reserves System hasPart Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve