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Glacier Bay National Park
and Preserve, Alaska


Located on the border between Alaska and Canada, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve contains a huge chain of glaciers. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve was designated a national monument in 1925. Its purpose was to preserve the glacial environment and plant communities for public enjoyment, scientific study and historic interest. Expanded several times, Glacier Bay was redesignated a national park and preserve in 1980.

Great tidewater glaciers, a dramatic range of plant communities from rocky terrain recently covered by ice to lush temperate rain forest, and a large variety of animals, including brown and black bears, mountain goats, whales (including humpbacks), seals and eagles can be found within the park. Also included are Mount Fairweather, the highest peak in southeast Alaska, and the U.S. portion of the Alsek River. (Inscribed in 1992)

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