Aleutian Islands Wilderness
- Aleutian Islands Wilderness
Infobox_protected_area | name = Aleutian Islands Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib
caption =
locator_x = 17
locator_y = 162
location = Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
nearest_city = Atka, Alaska
lat_degrees = 52
lat_minutes = 05
lat_seconds = 24
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 173
long_minutes = 32
long_seconds = 31
long_direction = W
area = convert|1300000|acre|km2|2|sign=off
established = 1980
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = US Fish and Wildlife Service
The Aleutian Islands Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is about 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km²) in area and was designated by the United States Congress in 1980.
External links
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Aleutian%20Islands%20Wilderness Wilderness.net - Aleutian Islands Wilderness]
* [http://www.recreation.gov/detail.cfm?ID=4467 Recreation.gov - Aleutian Islands Wilderness]
* [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/0128-01.htm "Aleutian Islands:A Wilderness Ecosystem in Collapse"] by Marla Cone, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 28, 2001
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