 | | This vast refuge includes over 3,000 islands, islets, rocks, pinnacles and headlands stretching from northwest Alaska into the Bering Sea and along 4,800 miles of Alaska's coastline and the Aleutian chain. About 2.5 million acres are designated wilderness. In addition to marine shorelines and rocks, refuge habitats vary from rainforests in Southeast Alaska to 9,000 foot volcanoes and arctic coastal escarpments underlain by permafrost.Over 40 million seabirds (80 percent of all Alaska seabirds) of about 30 species are found on the refuge. Aleutian Canada geese, once endangered, are recovering under refuge management.Common marine mammals include northern fur seal, Steller sea lion, harbor seal, walrus, sea otter, and polar bear. Whales are common in nearshore waters. The refuge contains many Aleut archeological sites as well as remnants of the only World War II battles fought on U.S. soil.The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge protects more than 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs along the Alaskan coast. About 2.6 million acres of the refuge is wilderness. |
| |  | | | Facilities: Because of its large size, please contact the refuge for facilities in the area in which visitors are traveling. Reservations: Unknown Best Time To Visit: Unknown Fees: Since most of the refuge is very remote, access is difficult and expensive. Visitors should contact the refuge for specific information about particular sites. Accessibility: Unknown Rules: Unknown Directions: The refuge headquarters and visitor center is located in Homer, which is at the end of the Sterling Highway, approximately 225 miles south of Anchorage. Regularly scheduled flights are available from Anchorage. The Alaska State Ferry System also serves Homer. Since most of the refuge is very remote, access is difficult and expensive. Visitors should contact the refuge for specific information about particular sites. | | |
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| | | | Address | | Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge | | 451 Sterling Hwy #2 | | Homer, Alaska 99603 |
| | | Phone | | General: (907) 235-6961 | |
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