A Magical Landscape
North of the Arctic Circle, the monument forms 70 miles of shoreline on the Chukchi Sea. More than 114 beach ridges provide evidence of human use for 5,000 years. The Inupiat continue to use the area today. Vast wetlands provide habitat for shorebirds from as far away as South America. Hikers and boaters can see carpets of wildflowers among shrubs containing wisps of qiviut from muskoxen.
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What is Qiviut?
In summer, the cold-adapted musk ox sheds a soft undercoat called “qiviut” in Inupiaq. The park is home to many animals well suited for arctic life.
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A Window to the Past
For the past 5,000 years people have left evidence of their lives on the beach ridges of Cape Krusenstern.
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Kids and Cape K
Local kids and visitors can collect cool awards by attending a Junior Ranger program each week during summer. Kids far away can be Jr. Rangers too!
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Did You Know?
The Chukchi Sea is ice-covered from November until May. Ice formation begins in October, with the ice edge from the permanent polar ice pack extending progressively southward until late March. The northward retreat of the ice edge begins in April and continues until late September.