West Arm of Glacier Bay Alaska

    Glacier Bay Basin in southeastern Alaska, in the United States, encompasses the Glacier Bay and surrounding mountains and glaciers, which was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925, and which was later, on December 2, 1980, enlarged and designated as the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve under the …
    Glacier Bay Basin in southeastern Alaska, in the United States, encompasses the Glacier Bay and surrounding mountains and glaciers, which was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925, and which was later, on December 2, 1980, enlarged and designated as the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, covering an area of 3,283,000 acres. In 1986, UNESCO declared an area of 57,000 acres within a World Biosphere Reserve. This is the largest UNESCO protected biosphere in the world. In 1992, UNESCO included this area as a part of a World Heritage site, extending over an area of 24,300,000-acre which also included the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Kluane National Park and Tatshenshini-Alsek Park. Part of the National Park is also designated a Wilderness area covering 2,658,000 acres.
    • Location: Alaska, United States
    • Primary inflows: Pacific Ocean
    • Basin countries: United States and Canada
    • Max. length: 65 miles (105 km)
    • Max. width: 15 miles (24 km)
    • Surface area: 3,283,000 acres (1,329,000 ha)
    • Average depth: 800 feet (240 m)

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