Mollie Beattie Wilderness

The Mollie Beattie Wilderness is located in the northeastern section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It is the second-largest designated wilderness area in the United States, after the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. It has an area of approximately 8,000,000 acres (3,200,000 ha), and comprises over 40 percent of the area of Arctic NWR. Its territory is centered about a part of the Brooks Range that contains a combination of arctic, subarctic, and alpine ecosystems. Animal life is abundant, including that of large mammals such as brown bears, moose, caribou, musk oxen, and (offshore) polar bears and numerous species of whales and seals.[1] The wilderness is named after conservationist Mollie Beattie, the first female director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Mollie Beattie Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Map of the United States
LocationArctic National Wildlife Refuge
North Slope Borough / Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
Nearest cityKaktovik, Alaska
Coordinates69°00′53″N 143°12′50″W
Area8,000,000 acres (3,200,000 ha)
Established1980 (1980)
Governing bodyUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service

See also

References
  1. Mollie Beattie Wilderness Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Wilderness.net


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