Togiak Wilderness

Togiak Wilderness

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name = Togiak Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib



caption = Ahklun Mountains in the Togiak Wilderness
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location = Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA
nearest_city = Quinhagak, Alaska
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lat_direction = N
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long_direction = W
area = convert|2274066|acre|km2|2|sign=off
established = 1980
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governing_body = US Fish and Wildlife Service

Togiak Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Dillingham and Bethel Census Areas in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. At convert|2274066|acre|km2|2|sign=off, it occupies the northern half of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. It protects pristine rivers, lakes, and steep-sloped mountains, including the rugged Ahklun and Wood River Ranges, which are located partly within the wilderness. Parts of the Kanektok, Goodnews, and Togiak drainages are also located within the boundaries of the Togiak Wilderness. [ [http://togiak.fws.gov/establish.htm Togiak National Wildlife Refuge] ]

References

ee also

* List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
* Wilderness Act

External links

* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Togiak%20Wilderness Togiak Wilderness] - Wilderness.net
* [http://alaska.fws.gov/nwr/togiak/index.htm Togiak National Wildlife Refuge] - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service


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