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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. / 67.783°N 153.300°W / 67.783; -153.300. Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is an American national park that protects portions of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. The park is the northernmost national park in the United States, situated entirely north of the Arctic Circle.
Taiga ( / ˈtaɪɡə /; Russian: тайга́ ), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. The taiga or boreal forest is the world's largest land biome. [1]
The wood bison (Bison bison athabascae) or mountain bison (often called the wood buffalo or mountain buffalo), is a distinct northern subspecies or ecotype of the American bison. Its original range included much of the boreal forest regions of Alaska , Yukon , western Northwest Territories , northeastern British Columbia , northern Alberta ...
Alaska. Climate type. Subpolar oceanic ( Cfc) Conservation. Conservation status. Relatively stable/intact [1] Protected. 40,413 km² (86%) [2] The Alaska Peninsula montane taiga is a taiga and boreal forests ecoregion, located in Alaska, and defined by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) categorization system.
Subarctic ( Dfc) Conservation. Conservation status. Relatively Stable/Intact. Habitat loss. 0% [1] Protected. 66.9% [1] The interior Alaska–Yukon lowland taiga ( French: Taïga des basses-terres de l'intérieur de l'Alaska et du Yukon) is an ecoregion in the taiga and boreal forests biome, of far northern North America .
Geography of Yukon. Yukon is in the northwestern corner of Canada and is bordered by Alaska and the Northwest Territories. The sparsely populated territory abounds with natural scenery, snowmelt lakes and perennial white-capped mountains, including many of Canada's highest mountains. The territory's climate is Arctic in territory north of Old ...
Region. Alaska. Range coordinates. 68°22′N 152°18′W. / 68.367°N 152.300°W / 68.367; -152.300. The Endicott Mountains are a range of mountains, part of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. They are located in the middle of the Brooks range and run some 151 miles (243 km) east–west. To the east are the Philip Smith Mountains and ...
Denali National Park & Preserve. Denali National Park and Preserve, formerly known as Mount McKinley National Park, is a national park and preserve located in Interior Alaska, United States, centered on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The park and contiguous preserve encompass 6,045,153 acres (9,446 sq mi; 24,464 km 2) which is ...