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Here is the basic information that I have found out about ANWR:
- There are 20 million acres in ANWR, but only eight
million
of them are labeled "wilderness". Of this, we will concentrate
our
energy on understanding the 1002 area as that is the land that is of
interest
to the oil companies for it's potential oil producing capabilities.
- There are over 200 animal species in ANWR, and there is
about 125 migratory
bird species that flock to ANWR from four continents.
- Of that, there is approximately 36 species of land
mammals, nine marine
mammals, 36 species of fish, and 160 species of birds.
- Also, 40,000 caribou are born in the coastal plain during
a two week
period in July every year.
- ANWR is drained by dozens of major rivers, contains no
roads or designated/established
campsites.
- The indigenous people of the region are the Gwichin Tribe.
- The habitat of ANWR varies greatly depending where on the
reserve you
are.
It is mainly split up into: 1. Coastal Lagoons
2. Barrier Islands
3. Arctic Tundra
4. Foothills
5. Mountains
6. and Boreal Forests
- Interior Climate (not 1002): - most
extreme
-isolated by Alaska Range to the south and
Brooks Range to the North
- temperature in summer is in high 80 degrees
(F)
- temp. in winter is about -40 to -50 degrees (F)
- mountain ranges limit amount of precipitation
- Arctic Region
Climate:
- wet tundra
- mean precipitation is 10 inches
- permafrost is continuous
- temperature not as extreme as interior because
of the ocean
- high temperature is 70 degrees (F)
- snow covers ground about 8 months of the year
- strong winds mainly from October through
February
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