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Colville R.

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Noatak R.

Koyukuk R.

Yukon R.

NortonSound

KotzebueSound

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LedyardBay

HarrisonBay

CamdenBay

Bering Strait

KolyuchinBay

MackenzieBay

SmithBay KugmallitBay

LiverpoolBay

PeardBay

Wrangel Island

Herald Island

St. Lawrence Island

DiomedeIslands

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MackenzieRiverDelta

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Inchoun R.

Mechig-menskBay

ArakamchechenIsland

PowooiliakBay

Herschel Island

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Amguema R.

DemarcationBay

KasegalukLagoon

Point Barrow

BanksIsland

StefanssonSound

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ARCTIC CIRCLE

ARCTIC CIRCLE

ARCTIC CIRCLE

Kobuk R.

Tanana R.

Yukon R.

C a n a d aB a s i n

HeraldShoal

HannaShoal

HopeBasin

ChirikovBasin

Long Strait

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Utukok R.

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DeaseInlet

Colville R.

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PointFranklin

Icy Cape

CapeThompson

CapeHalkett

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Delong Mountains

Kiga lik R.

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Toolik R.Sagavanir ktok R. Ivishak R.

Endicott Mountains

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Romanzof Mountains

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Davidson Mountains

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SadlerochitMountains

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HeraldShoal

National Petroleum

Reserve - Alaska

Arctic NationalWildlife Refuge

Alaska MaritimeNational Wildlife Refuge

Gates of the ArcticNational Park

& PreserveNoatakNationalPreserve

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UtukokUplands

DaltonHighway

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Bowhead whale fall migration

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Kotzebue

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Kivalina

Diomede

Unalakleet

Gambell

BrevigMission

Koyuk

ArcticVillage

Kaktovik

Nuiqsut

Atqasuk

PointHope

PointLay

Wainwright

Shishmaref

Noatak

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PrudhoeBay

Deadhorse

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MAP FEATURES 0 50 100 150 20025MilesSELECTED SPECIAL AREAS

Approximately 125 miles long, this sheltered, shallow lagoon is very important forcalving and molting beluga whales, and a great diversity and abundance of birds.Hundreds of walrus and spotted seals haul out along the barrier islands, which arealso frequented by denning polar bears.

This area is frequently free of sea ice, making it an important migration area forbirds and whales. Around 500,000 King Eiders stop here each spring, and the areais designated critical habitat for the threatened Spectacled Eider. Walrus andspotted seals haulout along the coast.

Seabird colonies near Cape Lisburne and south of Cape Thompson are home toover 650,000 nesting seabirds, including Horned Puffins, Thick-billed and CommonMurres, and Black-legged Kittiwakes. Marine mammal haulouts are usedseasonally by several hundred to several thousand walrus.

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Bowhead whales congregate to feed in autumn, providing important subsistencehunting opportunities. Polar bears feed on whale remains and den on barrierislands. Several hundred Black Guillemots nest on nearby Cooper Island, andSpectacled Eiders nest in high densities near Barrow.

One of the most important wetland complexes in the circumpolar Arctic, 31 birdspecies breed here, and 50,000 geese molt here in late summer. This is the corecalving and insect relief area for the Teshekpuk Lake Caribou Herd. King andSpectacled eiders and Yellow-billed Loons nest in high densities.

This is the core calving ground for the 350,000-head Western Arctic Caribou Herd,which is Alaska's largest herd. The Colville River uplands are important habitat formoose, and high densities of raptors, wolverines, grizzly bears, and wolves. TheUtukok River is home to pink and chum salmon.

Draining much of the Brooks Range, Alaska's largest Arctic river is home to 22fish species. Bluffs are high-density nesting habitat for raptors such as PeregrineFalcon, Gyrfalcon, and Golden Eagle. This is a haulout area for spotted seals, andhome to 68 regularly occurring species of breeding birds.

This area is proposed critical habitat for denning polar bears. Along with areas inCanada, the coastal plain is part of the core calving area of the 100,000-headPorcupine Caribou Herd. This is an Important Bird Area for summer waterfowl.Migrating bowhead and beluga whales are an important subsistence resource.

These shallow areas divert warm waters flowing north from the Bering Sea. Theresulting cold water pool atop each shoal retains lingering sea ice throughout thesummer, making these important haulout and foraging areas for walrus, whales,and polar bears.

Hanna and Herald Shoals

Caribou concentrated calving area

Raptor nesting area

Seabird colony

Marine mammal haulout area(walrus and spotted seal)

Salmon stream

Capes Lisburne and Thompson

Ledyard Bay

Kasegaluk Lagoon

Polar bear denning and feeding areas

Point Barrow

Teshekpuk Lake and Wetlands

Utukok Uplands

Colville River and Delta

Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain

Waterbird nesting, molting, and/or staging area(goose molting area indicated by green hatching)

Whale feeding and migration areas

Mid-summer sea ice