Becharof Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Becharof Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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caption = Map of Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. Striped area indicates Becharof Wilderness.
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location = Lake and Peninsula Borough and Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, USA
nearest_city = Egegik, Alaska
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lat_direction = N
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long_direction = W
area = convert|500000|acre|km2|0|sign=off
established = 1980
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governing_body = US Fish and Wildlife Service

Becharof Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge, it comprises approximately 500,000 acres (2,000 km²) and is bordered by the Katmai Wilderness on the north. It was designated Wilderness by the United States Congress in 1980. [http://www.r7.fws.gov/nwr/becharof/wildlands.htm US Fish & Wildlife Service - Becharof National Wildlife Refuge] ]

References

ee also

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

External links

* [http://www.r7.fws.gov/nwr/becharof/wildlands.htm Becharof National Wildlife Refuge]
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Becharof%20Wilderness Becharof Wilderness - Wilderness.net]