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Alaska
Lake Clark National
Park
One-half of all U.S. national park land
is in Alaska!
It's easy to see what the appeal is.
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Denali
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Gates of
the Arctic
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Glacier
Bay
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Katmai
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Kenai Fjords
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Kobuk Valley
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Lake Clark
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Wrangell
Saint Elias
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Lake Clark
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a composite of ecosystems representative
of many regions of Alaska. The spectacular scenery stretches from the
shores of Cook Inlet, across the Chigmit Mountains, to the tundra covered
hills of the western interior. The Chigmits, where the Alaska and Aleutian
Ranges meet, are an awesome, jagged array of mountains and glaciers which
include two active volcanoes, Mt. Redoubt and Mt. Iliamna. Lake Clark,
40 miles long, and many other lakes and rivers within the park are critical
salmon habitat to the Bristol Bay salmon fishery, one of the largest sockeye
salmon fishing grounds in the world. Numerous lake and river systems in
the park and preserve offer excellent fishing and wildlife viewing.
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Eight stars of gold on a field of blue,
Alaska's Flag, may it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes and the flow'rs nearby,
The gold of the early sourdough dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams,
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The Bear, the Dipper, and shining high,
The great North star with its steady light.
O'er land and sea a beacon bright,
Alaska's Flag to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.
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