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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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