Gates of the Arctic Wilderness is the designated wilderness area within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in northern Alaska, the northernmost national park in the United States, lying entirely above the Arctic Circle in the Central Brooks Range. Established under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, it covers roughly seven million acres, making it one of the largest wilderness areas in the United States, exceeded in size by only a small number of others. The area has no roads or maintained trails, and it protects a largely untouched subarctic mountain landscape used for subsistence hunting and traditional activities by nearby Indigenous communities.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
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1. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Introduction
the Gates of the Arctic Wilderness, which covers 7,167,192 acres (2,900,460 ha)
Introduction [established-year]
redesignated as a national park and preserve upon passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980
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National Park Service
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National Park Service
entity-description, realm terrestrial
The area has no roads or maintained trails, and it protects a largely untouched subarctic mountain landscape used for subsistence hunting and traditional activities by nearby Indigenous communities.
View the SourceWikidata: Gates of the Arctic Wilderness
- Wikidata Q5527134, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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