Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge protects a vast chain of remote coastal lands along Alaska’s outer edges, spanning about 2,400 islands and related features across 4.9 million acres, including 2.64 million acres of wilderness. Reaching from the Chukchi Sea through the Aleutians to the southern Alaska Panhandle, it encompasses strikingly varied landscapes, from tundra and rainforest to cliffs, volcanoes, beaches, lakes, and streams. The refuge is one of North America’s most important havens for seabirds and marine wildlife, supporting dense nesting colonies and millions of birds from dozens of species, along with marine mammals and land animals across five administrative units.