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Protected areas of the United States
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Protected_areas_of_the_United_States
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designation
gptkb:state_order
local
federal
tribal
gptkbp:firstNationalPark
gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park
gptkbp:firstNationalParkYear
1872
gptkbp:governedBy
gptkb:Bureau_of_Land_Management
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service
gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service
State governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Protected areas of the United States
gptkbp:include
gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:IUCNStatus
I-VI
gptkbp:notableExample
gptkb:Denali_National_Park
gptkb:Everglades_National_Park
gptkb:Grand_Canyon_National_Park
gptkb:Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park
gptkb:Monomoy_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Tongass_National_Forest
gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park
gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park
gptkb:Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Channel_Islands_National_Marine_Sanctuary
gptkb:Mojave_National_Preserve
gptkbp:numberOfLocations
63
gptkbp:numberOfNationalForests
154
gptkbp:numberOfNationalMonuments
over 100
gptkbp:numberOfNationalWildlifeRefuges
over 560
gptkbp:numberOfStateParks
over 6,600
gptkbp:numberOfWildernessAreas
over 800
gptkbp:percentageOfLand
about 14% of U.S. land area
gptkbp:platform
gptkb:National_Park_Service_Organic_Act
gptkb:Wilderness_Act
gptkb:National_Forest_Management_Act
gptkb:National_Wildlife_Refuge_System_Administration_Act
gptkb:Antiquities_Act
gptkbp:purpose
conservation
recreation
wildlife protection
cultural preservation
gptkbp:servesArea
over 1 million square miles
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
gptkb:Everglades_National_Park
gptkb:Grand_Canyon_National_Park
gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park
gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5