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Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
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Description
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
is a
United States
national park
and
national preserve
managed by the
National Park Service
in south central
Alaska
. The park and preserve was established in 1980 by the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
.
[3]
This protected area is included in an
International Biosphere Reserve
and is part of the
Kluane/Wrangell–St. Elias/Glacier Bay/Tatshenshini-Alsek
UNESCO
World Heritage Site
. The park and preserve form the largest area managed by the National Park Service in the United States by area with a total of 13,175,799 acres (20,587.186 sq mi; 53,320.57 km
2
), an expanse that could encapsulate a total of six
Yellowstone National Parks
.
[4]
The park includes a large portion of the
Saint Elias Mountains
, which include most of the highest peaks in the United States and Canada, yet are within 10 miles (16 km) of tidewater, one of the highest reliefs in the world. Wrangell–St. Elias borders on Canada's
Kluane National Park and Reserve
to the east and approaches the U.S.
Glacier Bay National Park
to the south. The chief distinction between park and preserve lands is that sport hunting is prohibited in the park and permitted in the preserve. In addition, 9,078,675 acres (3,674,009 ha) of the park are designated as the largest single
wilderness
in the United States.
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
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