Aleutian Islands Wilderness

Aleutian Islands Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location	Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
Nearest city	Atka, Alaska
Coordinates
Area	1,300,000 acres (5,300 km2)
Established	1980 (1980)
Governing body	US Fish and Wildlife Service

The Aleutian Islands Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is about 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km²) in area and was designated by the United States Congress in 1980. It is part of the Aleutian Islands unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

External links

• Wilderness.net - Aleutian Islands Wilderness
• Recreation.gov - Aleutian Islands Wilderness
• "Aleutian Islands: A Wilderness Ecosystem in Collapse" by Marla Cone, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 28, 2001