Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a vast Alaskan wilderness area renowned for its tidewater glaciers, rugged mountains, rich marine wildlife, and opportunities for boating, kayaking, and scientific research.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States national park
World Heritage Site component
biosphere reserve
national park
area about 13,287 square kilometers
about 3,280,000 acres
borderedBy British Columbia
Canada
climate maritime climate
contains Bartlett Cove
Glacier Bay
Johns Hopkins Glacier
Lamplugh Glacier
Margerie Glacier
Muir Inlet
fjords
marine ecosystems
mountain ranges
temperate rainforest
terrestrial ecosystems
tidewater glaciers
country United States of America
designatedAsNationalMonument February 25, 1925
ecosystemType glaciated coastal mountain ecosystem
marine fjord ecosystem
temperate rainforest ecosystem
established December 2, 1980
governingBody National Park Service
habitatFor Steller sea lions
linked to: Steller sea lion

bald eagles
black bears
brown bears
harbor seals
humpback whales
mountain goats
orcas
sea otters
seabirds
IUCNCategory II (National Park)
knownFor boating and kayaking opportunities
glacial fjords
marine wildlife
scientific research on glaciology and climate change
tidewater glaciers
whale watching
locatedIn Alaska
Panhandle of Alaska
Southeast Alaska
linked to: Southeastern Alaska
nearestCity Gustavus, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
linked to: Juneau
offersActivity backcountry camping
cruise ship tours
mountaineering
scientific research opportunities
sea kayaking
wildlife viewing
partOf Alaska’s Inside Passage region
linked to: Southeastern Alaska

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park World Heritage Site
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park transboundary protected area
primaryAccess airplane
boat
recognizedBy UNESCO
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
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(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1992
visitorCenterLocation Bartlett Cove

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Alaska hasProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Pacific coast of North America hasProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Southeastern Alaska hasProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve partOf Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park World Heritage Site
linked to: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve contains Glacier Bay
linked to: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve partOf Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve and Kluane National Park and Reserve and Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park transboundary protected area
linked to: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve borders Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (via World Heritage complex)
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Alexander Archipelago hasProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
National preserve example Glacier Bay National Preserve
subject linked to: National Preserves
linked to: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Panhandle of Alaska contains Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Mount Fairweather locatedInProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Mount Fairweather isHighestPointOf Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Alsek River locatedInProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Kluane National Park and Reserve adjacentTo Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Muir Inlet locatedIn Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Muir Inlet locatedIn Glacier Bay
linked to: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Muir Inlet protectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Muir Inlet partOf Glacier Bay fjord system
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Muir Inlet partOf Glacier Bay World Heritage Site
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Gustavus, Alaska locatedNear Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Gustavus, Alaska primaryAccessPointFor Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Gustavus, Alaska locatedInProtectedAreaVicinity Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Bartlett Cove locatedIn Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Bartlett Cove isPartOf Glacier Bay
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Bartlett Cove partOfProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Bartlett Cove waterBody Glacier Bay
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Bartlett Cove hasViewOf Glacier Bay
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Fairweather Fault runsThrough Glacier Bay region
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Margerie Glacier locatedIn Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Margerie Glacier locatedIn Glacier Bay
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Margerie Glacier terminatesIn Glacier Bay
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Margerie Glacier within World Heritage Site of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Margerie Glacier within UNESCO World Heritage Site Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
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Johns Hopkins Glacier locatedIn Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Johns Hopkins Glacier locatedIn Glacier Bay
linked to: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Johns Hopkins Glacier protectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Johns Hopkins Glacier isPartOf World Heritage Site Glacier Bay (as part of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve)
linked to: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Lamplugh Glacier locatedIn Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Lamplugh Glacier flowsInto Glacier Bay
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Lamplugh Glacier protectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Lamplugh Glacier partOf Glacier Bay
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Lituya Bay locatedInProtectedArea Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Saint Elias Mountains contains Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve