Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
GPTKB entity
Properties (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
National Monument
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gptkbp:activities |
hiking
educational programs photography camping wildlife viewing |
gptkbp:area |
3,000 acres
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gptkbp:climate |
semi-arid
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
protected area status
endangered species habitat fossil preservation efforts cultural_resource_management |
gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Agate_Springs_Ranch
scenic views walking trails fossil exhibits |
gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
historical archaeological sites
Native_American_artifacts paleoindian_artifacts |
gptkbp:established |
1997
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gptkbp:features |
visitor center
fossil beds paleontological sites |
gptkbp:governing_body |
gptkb:National_Park_Service
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gptkbp:historicalEvent |
archaeological studies
establishment as a national monument discovery of fossils Native_American_heritage_recognition |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
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gptkbp:landforms |
valleys
badlands riverbanks plateaus |
gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Nebraska
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gptkbp:nearestCity |
Harrison
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Oglala_National_Grassland
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gptkbp:protectedArea |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:region |
Western_Nebraska
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gptkbp:significance |
fossils of Miocene mammals
Native_American_history |
gptkbp:tourism |
cultural tourism
nature tourism educational tourism |
gptkbp:visitorsPerYear |
approximately 20,000
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gptkbp:wildlife |
mammals
various species of birds reptiles |