Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
wildlife refuge, Alaska, United States
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protection of Aleutian Islands
- In Aleutian Islands: Land
…Aleutian Islands unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (established 1980) covers 4,250 square miles (11,000 square km) and extends between Unimak (east) and Attu (west) islands. The Aleutians provide a nesting habitat for tens of millions of seabirds, including auklets, puffins, murres, and fulmars. By protecting the wildlife…
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