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List Of Marine Protected Areas Of Alaska
This is a list of Marine protected area, marine protected areas of the U.S. state of Alaska. State protected marine areas are managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Federally protected marine areas Various federal entities including the National Marine Fisheries Service oversee these and other protected marine areas in Alaska. * Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge * Alaska Seamount Habitat Protection Areas * Aleutian Islands Coral Habitat Protection Area * Aleutian Islands Habitat Conservation Area * Bering Sea Habitat Conservation Area * Bowers Ridge Habitat Conservation Zone * Gulf of Alaska Slope Habitat Conservation Areas * Nunivak/Etolin/Kuskokwim Habitat Conservation Area * Pribilof Island Area Habitat Conservation Area * Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation Area * St. Matthews Island Habitat Conservation Area State marine protected areas * Bettles Bay State Marine Park * Betton Island State Marine Park * Big Bear Baby Bear State Marine Park * Blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasatochi Island, Alaska Maritime NWR
Kasatochi Island ( ale, Qanan-tanax̂; russian: Касаточий остров), also known as Kasatochi volcano, is an active stratovolcano and part of the Andreanof Islands subgroup of the Aleutian Islands of southwestern Alaska. On 7 August 2008, Kasatochi began erupting explosively with an ash plume reaching 45,000 feet. The eruption lasted for 24 hours and destroyed most life on the island. It currently does not support any consistent human population. Kasatochi Island is a member of the Aleutian Islands, which lie above a narrow ridge that separates the Bering Sea from the North Pacific.Gary S. Drew, Donald E. Dragoo, Martin Renner and John F. Piatt Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol. 42, No. 3 (August 2010), pp. 325-334 It lies at the Atka Pass northwest of the western tip of Atka Island and east of Great Sitkin Island. It is at 52.177° N latitude and 175.508° W longitude, with a summit elevation of 314 m (1030 ft.) It has a land area of 1.9503 sq mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
