The South Prince of Wales Wilderness is a

wilderness area Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...

on Prince of Wales Island,

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, protecting 90,968 acres of undeveloped Pacific temperate rainforest, much of which is old-growth. Managed by the

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as part of the

Tongass National Forest The Tongass National Forest () in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at . Most of its area is temperate rain forest and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna. The Tongass, which is ...

, the wilderness area was designated in a provision of the 1980

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.South Prince of Wales Wilderness
Wilderness.net This wilderness contains 75 or more islands that range from a few to over 500 acres in size. The South Prince of Wales Wilderness sees tidal bores, tidal surges, fierce winds, and heavy storms regularly. Weather of South Prince of Wales Wilderness
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References

ANILCA establishments IUCN Category Ib Protected areas of Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska Wilderness areas of the Tongass National Forest {{PrinceofWalesHyderAK-geo-stub