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Selawik Wilderness
Selawik may refer to: * Selawik, Alaska * Selawik Lake * Selawik River The Selawik River is a stream, long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. Originating in the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills, it flows generally west through the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge to Selawik Lake, which emp ... * Selawik National Wildlife Refuge * Selawik, a freely licensed font from Microsoft {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selawik, Alaska
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Selawik Lake
Selawik Lake ( Inupiaq: ''Imaġruk'') is a lake located southwest of Selawik, Alaska. It is long. It is adjacent to the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge and the Baldwin Peninsula, feeding into the Hotham Inlet and Kotzebue Sound. Selawik Lake is the third largest lake in Alaska after Iliamna Lake and Becharof Lake, and seventeenth largest lake in the United States of America. History Its Iñupiaq language name was first reported in 1842–44 by Lt. Lavrenty Zagoskin, IRN, who spelled it ''Chilivik'', and probably meant to apply to an Iñupiaq tribe or village. It appears to have been by one of the Sir John Franklin Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. After serving in wars against Napoleonic France and the United States, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic and through t ... search expeditions about 1850. References Lakes of Alaska Bodies of water of Northwest Arctic Borough, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selawik River
The Selawik River is a stream, long, in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. Originating in the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills, it flows generally west through the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge to Selawik Lake, which empties into the Kotzebue Sound in the Chukchi Sea. The river is approximately at the latitude of the Arctic Circle. The village of Selawik is along the river near its mouth. The river is used for subsistence fishing by residents and for rafting and sport fishing by tourists. See also *List of rivers of Alaska This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers, and thousands more st ... References Rivers of Alaska Rivers of Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska Rivers of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Rivers of Unorganized Borough, Alaska Wild and Scenic R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Alaska in the Waring Mountains was officially established in 1980 with the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). This national wildlife refuge is home to mammalian and bird species such as muskox, wolverine, grizzly bear, moose, black bear, two species of fox, snow goose, beaver, tundra swan, caribou, marten, Canada goose, river otter, Canadian lynx, raven, porcupine, mink, and wolf packs. The 3,400 square mile (8,700 km²) refuge is situated on the Arctic Circle to the east of Kotzebue Sound. It is bounded on the north by the Waring Mountains and Kobuk Valley National Park; and to the south by the Selawik Hills and the Purcell Mountains. Refuge lands extend eastward toward the headwaters of the Selawik River and the Continental Divide. The refuge is administered from offices in Kotzebue. Some of the land includes alpine tundra, arctic tundra, taiga, lake and wetland complexes, large ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
