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Map of Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. Striped area indicates Becharof Wilderness.
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US Fish & Wildlife Service - Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
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on the north. It was designated Wilderness in 1980 by the
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Protected areas of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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IUCN category
wilderness area

Lake and Peninsula Borough
Kodiak Island Borough
Alaska
USA
Egegik, Alaska
57°55′10″N 155°39′20″W / 57.91944°N 155.65556°W / 57.91944; -155.65556
US Fish and Wildlife Service
wilderness area
U.S. state
Alaska
Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
Katmai Wilderness
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
brown bears
salmon
caribou
migratory birds
List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
Wilderness Act
US Fish & Wildlife Service - Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
US Fish & Wildlife Service - Becharof Conservation
Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
Becharof Wilderness - Wilderness.net

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