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High Alpine Tundra in Noatak National Preserve [1]
Fig. 1

High Alpine Tundra in Noatak National Preserve [1]

Photo: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service · Public domain

Landform

One of the largest undeveloped river basins in the United States: Arctic tundra and the Grand Canyon of the Noatak.

Field note

The National Park Service administers Noatak National Preserve, one of the largest undeveloped river basins in the United States. The Noatak runs from the Brooks Range toward Kotzebue Sound, with a canyon stretch called the Grand Canyon of the Noatak. There is no road in. Gates of the Arctic is the park to the east.

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Noatak National Preserve

More tundra in Alaska: Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kobuk Valley National Park.

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