Yukon Flats

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Yukon Flats is a vast, sparsely populated lowland basin in northeastern Alaska known for its extensive wetlands, rich wildlife habitat, and role as a major interior river floodplain.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Yukon Flats canonical 1
Yukon Flats, Alaska 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf floodplain
geographical region
lowland basin
basinOf Yukon River
climate subarctic climate
contains lakes
marshes
meandering river channels
oxbow lakes
permafrost areas
country United States
ecoregionType boreal forest
elevation low elevation relative to surrounding uplands
governedBy State of Alaska
linked to: Alaska
hasPart Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
hydrologicalRole floodwater storage area
sediment deposition zone
importantFor breeding habitat for ducks
breeding habitat for geese
breeding habitat for swans
caribou habitat
fur-bearing mammals
migratory waterfowl
moose habitat
subsistence fishing
subsistence hunting
inhabitedBy Gwichʼin people
linked to: Gwich’in
knownFor extensive wetlands
major interior river floodplain
rich wildlife habitat
locatedIn Alaska
Arctic drainage basin
northeastern Alaska
nearbySettlement Beaver
Chalkyitsik
Circle
Fort Yukon
Venetie
partOf interior Alaska
linked to: Interior Alaska
populationDensity sparsely populated
protectedBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
terrainType lowland
threatenedBy climate change
potential resource development
wildfire
traversedBy Yukon River
vegetationType black spruce forest
wet sedge meadows
white spruce forest
willow shrublands

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Yukon region Yukon Flats
Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Government region Yukon Flats, Alaska
linked to: Yukon Flats