Cape Krusenstern National Monument

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Cape Krusenstern National Monument is a remote coastal protected area in northwest Alaska known for its extensive series of beach ridges preserving thousands of years of Arctic human history and rich tundra and marine ecosystems.

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Cape Krusenstern National Monument canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument ⓘ
access by boat in ice-free season ⓘ
primarily by small aircraft ⓘ
administeredBy National Park Service ⓘ
area about 262600 hectares ⓘ
about 649000 acres ⓘ
climate Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region
coManagedWith Kobuk Valley National Park ⓘ
Noatak National Preserve ⓘ
contains historic Inupiat sites ⓘ
prehistoric village sites ⓘ
thousands of archaeological sites ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalRegion Inupiat traditional homeland ⓘ
designation National Monument of the United States ⓘ
established 1978-12-01 ⓘ
establishedBy Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ⓘ
governingBody U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
hasEcosystemType Arctic tundra ⓘ
barrier beach ⓘ
coastal lagoon ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
hasFeature barrier islands ⓘ
lagoons ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
series of beach ridges ⓘ
tundra plains ⓘ
IUCNCategory III ⓘ
knownFor Arctic coastal ecosystems ⓘ
archaeological sites spanning thousands of years ⓘ
extensive beach ridge complex ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska ⓘ
locatedInRegion northwest Alaska ⓘ
locatedOn Arctic Ocean coast ⓘ
Chukchi Sea ⓘ
nearestCity Kotzebue, Alaska ⓘ
partOf National Park System ⓘ
Western Arctic Parklands administrative unit ⓘ
primaryIndigenousGroup Inupiat ⓘ
linked to: Inuit
supportsSpecies brown bears ⓘ
caribou ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
muskoxen ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ
seals ⓘ
walrus ⓘ
timeDepthOfHumanUse over 5000 years ⓘ

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Noatak National Preserve → adjacentTo → Cape Krusenstern National Monument ⓘ
Northern Alaska → hasProtectedArea → Cape Krusenstern National Monument ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Alaska