Quick Facts & Links
Additional resources to learn more about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Quick Facts:
A Land of SUPERLATIVES, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.....
- Is the Nation's largest National Wildlife Refuge. At 19.6 million acres, it is approximately the size of South Carolina!
- Is the Nation's farthest north National Wildlife Refuge.
- Includes five distinct ecotones: coast, tundra, mountains, taiga, and boreal forest.
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Includes the four highest peaks and most of the glaciers in the Brooks Range.
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Features 18 major rivers, three of which (Sheenjek, Ivishak, and Wind) are designated as Wild and Scenic.
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Includes North America's two largest and most northerly alpine lakes: Lake Peters and Lake Schrader.
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Supports the greatest variety of plant and animal life in any conservation area in the circumpolar north.
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Is home to over 200 species of birds, 37 species of land mammals, 25 species of fish, and 8 marine mammals along its coast.
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Contains more that 300 archaeological sites.
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Borders two Canadian National Parks: Ivvavik and Vuntut.
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Has two designated Research Natural Areas.
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Hosts no known introduced species.
Additional Links:
Art:
Artists of the Arctic Refuge Website
Video:
TheArcticRefuge Youtube Channel
Visions of the Wild Documentary
Science:
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
