- Bering Sea Wilderness
Infobox_protected_area | name = Bering Sea Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib
caption =
locator_x = 01
locator_y = 161
location =Bethel Census Area, Alaska , USA
nearest_city =Hooper Bay, Alaska
lat_degrees = 60
lat_minutes = 25
lat_seconds = 24
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 172
long_minutes = 42
long_seconds = 04
long_direction = W
area = convert|1300000|acre|km2|2|sign=off
established =1980
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body =US Fish and Wildlife Service Bering Sea Wilderness is a wilderness area in the
U.S. state ofAlaska . It is 81,340acre s (329 km²) in area and was designated by theUnited States Congress in 1970. It encompassesSt. Matthew Island , Hall Island, and Pinnacle Island and is part of the larger Bering Sea unit of theAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge .External links
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Bering%20Sea%20Wilderness Wilderness.net - Bering Sea Wilderness]
* [http://www.recreation.gov/detail.cfm?ID=4498 Recreation.gov - Bering Sea Wilderness]
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