Map-Of-Arctic-Values-2.Pdf

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Gates of the Arctic n S t C e i IR s e C E a h n L National Park H E S e Kivalina E e T Noatak i l g & Preserve A o A A h National C T Noatak Endicott Mountains w Preserve a S y LE IRC A C I TIC D ARC S E S Kotzebue S T A T E O F Miles T I 0 25 50 100 150 200 U MAPSo unFd EATURES SELECTED SPECIAL AREAS R N Capes Lisburne and Thompson Hanna andA HLeraAld SShKoaAls Utukok Uplands U Whale feeding and migration areas . Seabird colonies near Cape Lisburne and south of Cape Thompson are home to These shallow areas divert warm waters flowing north from the Bering Sea. The This is the core calving ground for the 350,000-head Western Arctic Caribou Herd, R C H U K OT S K I Y un Caribou concentrated calving area oveNr 65o0,0o00r nvesitking seabirds, including Horned Puffins, Thick-billed and Common resulting cold water pool atop each shoal retains lingering sea ice throughout the which is Alaska's largest herd. The Colville River uplands are important habitat for Incho Kotzebue AU TO N O M O U S Murres, and Black-leggedK oKbitutikw Ra.kes. Marine mammal haulouts are used summer, making these important haulout and foraging areas for walrus, whales, moose, and high densities of raptors, wolverines, grizzly bears, and wolves. The Polar bear denning and feeding areas seasonally by several hundred to several thousand walrus. and polar bears. Utukok River is home to pink and chum salmon. O K R U G Shishmaref Waterbird nesting, molting, and/or staging area (goose molting area indicated by green hatching) Ledyard Bay Point Barrow Colville River and Delta This area is frequently free of sea ice, making it an important migration area for Bowhead whales congregate to feed in autumn, providing important subsistence Draining much of the Brooks Range, Alaska's largest Arctic river is home to 22 Raptor nesting area LE Diomede birds and whales. Around 500,000 King Eiders stop here each spring, and the area hunting opportunities. Polar bears feed oAnR wChTaIlCe r e m CaIiRnCs and den on barrier fish species. Bluffs are high-density nesting habitat for raptors such as Peregrine Diomede R. Islands Seabird colony is designated critical habitat for the threatened Spectacled Eider. Walrus and islands. Seuvke ral hundred Black Guillemots nest on nearby Cooper Island, and Falcon, Gyrfalcon, and Golden Eagle. This is a haulout area for spotted seals, and Chukotka yuk spotted seals haulout along the coast. SpecKtoacled Eiders nest in high densities near Barrow. home to 68 regularly occurring species of breeding birds. Peninsula Marine mammal haulout area Mechig- (walrus and spotted seal) Kasegaluk Lagoon Teshekpuk Lake and Wetlands Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain mensk Bering Strait BreviSgalmon stream Approximately 125 miles long, this sheltered, shallow lagoon is very important for One of the most important wetland complexes in the circumpolar Arctic, 31 bird This area is proposed critical habitat for denning polar bears. Along with areas in Bay Mission calving and molting beluga whales, and a great diversity and abundance of birds. species breed here, and 50,000 geese molt here in late summer. This is the core Canada, the coastal plain is part of the core calving area of the 100,000-head Mid-summer sea ice Hundreds of walrus and spotted seals haul out along the barrier islands, which are calving and insect relief area for the Teshekpuk Lake Caribou Herd. King and Porcupine Caribou Herd. This is an Important Bird Area for summer waterfowl. Provideniya Arakamchechen also frequented by denning polar bears. Spectacled eiders and Yellow-billed Loons nest in high densities. Migrating bowhead and beluga whales are an important subsistence resource. Island Seward Peninsula Yukon R. Chirikov Basin Koyuk Nome Fairbanks . on R Gambell Yuk Savoonga T anan a R. St. Lawrence Island Powooiliak Unalakleet Norton Bay Sound Tok.

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