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Wrangell-St Elias/Glacier Bay
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These parks comprise an impressive complex of glaciers and high peaks on both sides of the border between Canada (Yukon Territory and British Columbia) and the United States (Alaska). The spectacular natural landscapes are home to many grizzly bears, caribou and Dall's sheep. The site contains the largest non-polar icefield in the world.
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southern Alaska. It is the largest national park in the United States by area, covering an area of 53,321 km², or over 13 million acres. It includes the second-highest peak in the country, Mount Saint Elias, at 18,008 feet (5,489 meters). It borders on Canada's Kluane National Park and Reserve. The vast majority of the park is designated as wilderness.
The park is accessible by highway from Anchorage; Wrangell-St. Elias received roughly 57,221 visitors in 2004 and is quickly gaining popularity through its combination of size, remoteness, and accessibility.
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in the southern part of Alaska near Juneau. The park area was included in an International Biosphere Reserve. The park covers 5,130 mi² (13,287 km²). Most of the park is a designated wilderness area which covers 4,164 mi² (10,784 km²) of the park.
Lamplugh Glacier, in the Western Arm of Glacier Bay National Park.
No roads lead to the park and it is most easily reached by a variety of National Park Service ferries or by air travel to the small community of Gustavus. Despite the lack of roads, the park averages 380,000 visitors per year.
Glaciers descending from high snow capped mountains into the bay create one of the world’s most spectacular displays of ice and iceberg formation. The bay’s most famous glacier is probably the Muir Glacier, about 3 km (2 miles) wide and about 80 m (265 feet) tall. All of Glacier Bay was glacier-bound as recently as 1750.
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve includes 16 tidewater glaciers. 12 actively calve (shed) icebergs into the bay.
Wildlife in the area includes bears, deer, mountain goats, whales, and waterfowl.
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