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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Overview

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge protects the most spectacular array of arctic plants, wildlife, and land forms in the world. Designed to embrace the range of the great Porcupine caribou herd, the Arctic is also home to free-roaming herds of muskox, Dall sheep, packs of wolves, and such solitary species as wolverines and polar and grizzly bears. Why this concentration? Well, even though the refuge is immense, the habitats are actually extremely compressed. The highest mountain lies just 50 miles from the sea coast. In between range the lower peaks, glacial valleys, foothills, and the fabled coastal plain. Read More

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Alaska Discovery

Juneau, Alaska

Distance: 778.6 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Alaska Discovery offers overnight sea kayaking expeditions in Glacier Bay National Park and leads... Read More

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	Distance (mi.)
Circle City Airport	202.1 map
Inuvik/Mike Zubko Airport	280.3 map
Fairbanks International Airport	287.1 map

Feature Articles

Dogsledding
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
The Gloves Are Off
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An ANWR defeat would deal a major blow to the entire concept of wilderness protection. In this exclusive essay, Senator JOHN KERRY vows to take the fight to the GOP leadership.
Crude Reality
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As the brutal battle over proposed drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge grinds on, a former oil worker returns to the North Slope in search of the truth about the pro-exploration argument. His conclusion? (Brace yourself.) The unthinkable is the right thing to do.
Footprints in the Last Wild Place
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As the political controversy over the future of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge reignites, a journey across ANWR's disputed territory explores the realities of a place where wildlife, native traditions, and the search for oil converge in fateful proximity
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - The Biggest Wild
Big Wild Adventures
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Perhaps the greatest remaining terrestrial wilderness on Earth, the Arctic Refuge is a pulsating, living wilderness of caribou, moose, Dall sheep,...

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