wrangell st elias national park was established as a park and preserve on december 1, 1978.
wrangell st elias national park was established as a park and preserve on december 1, 1978.
when was wrangell st elias national park established as a park and preserve?
december 1, 1978
bullet::::- glacier bay national park and preserve established on december 2, 1980









































bullet::::- katmai national park and preserve established on december 2, 1980









































bullet::::- kenai fjords national park established on december 2, 1980









































bullet::::- kobuk valley national park established on december 2, 1980









































bullet::::- lake clark national park and preserve established on december 2, 1980









































bullet::::- wrangell-saint elias national park and preserve established on december 2, 1980









































bullet::::- arctic national wildlife refuge expanded on december 2, 1980









































bullet::::- exxon valdez oil spill of 1989









































section::::history of alaska.:history of alaska, by region.









































bullet::::- history of anchorage, alaska
outline of alaska
wrangell–st. elias national park and preserve is an american national park and preserve managed by the national park service in south central alaska. the park and preserve were established in 1980 by the alaska national interest lands conservation act. the protected areas are included in an international biosphere reserve and are part of the kluane/wrangell–st. elias/glacier bay/tatshenshini-alsek unesco world heritage site. the park and preserve form the largest area managed by the national park service with a total of , an expanse that could encapsulate a total of six yellowstone national parks. the park includes a large portion of the saint elias mountains, which include most of the highest peaks in the united states and canada, yet are within of tidewater, one of the highest reliefs in the world. wrangell–st. elias borders on canada's kluane national park and reserve to the east and approaches another american national park to the south, glacier bay. the chief distinction between park and preserve lands is that sport hunting is prohibited in the park and permitted in the preserve. in addition, of the park are designated as the largest single wilderness in the united states.
wrangell–st. elias national park and preserve