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92:. LeConte Glacier is the southernmost glacier in North America that flows directly into salt water. Mountains in the area of LeConte Bay are steep and most of the upper valleys are glacier-filled. Glaciers and ice fields cover most of the rugged, mountainous area in the eastern part of the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness.
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on the east. The wilderness is 448,841 acres (181,640 ha) in size. It is part of
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is highly braided with three main navigable channels. Two warm and one
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content, giving the
Stikine River a milky appearance. The
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95:Alpine vegetation, including
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40:. The boundary extends from
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1003:National Conservation Area
221:Stikine-LeConte Wilderness
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478:National Wildlife Refuges
373:National Historical Parks
1160:Tongass National Forest
50:Tongass National Forest
865:Wild and Scenic Rivers
830:Tracy Arm-Fords Terror
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46:Alaska–Canada boundary
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850:West Chichagof-Yakobi
810:South Prince of Wales
173:and other species of
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594:Forest Service units
468:Yukon–Charley Rivers
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675:Gates of the Arctic
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602:Mendenhall Glacier
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450:National Preserves
401:National Monuments
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670:Forrester Island
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612:Wilderness Areas
571:National Forests
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715:Kobuk Valley
685:Hazy Islands
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898:Birch Creek
720:Kootznoowoo
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680:Glacier Bay
650:Chuck River
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556:Yukon Delta
338:Glacier Bay
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132:grass flats
90:LeConte Bay
82:hot springs
78:river delta
60:Description
1139:Categories
988:Unalakleet
883:Andreafsky
735:Lake Clark
635:Bering Sea
625:Andreafsky
358:Lake Clark
242:56°50′00″N
189:References
159:black bear
155:brown bear
122:and dense
116:cottonwood
112:rainforest
34:Petersburg
1100:Southeast
983:Tlikakila
948:Mulchatna
918:Fortymile
888:Aniakchak
425:Aniakchak
140:sand bars
978:Tinayguk
973:Sheenjek
795:Simeonof
645:Chamisso
640:Bogoslof
630:Becharof
501:Becharof
70:glaciers
1052:Chugach
1047:Chilkat
968:Selawik
958:Nowitna
928:Ivishak
923:Gulkana
903:Charley
873:Alagnak
835:Tuxedni
785:Selawik
760:Nunivak
725:Koyukuk
695:Izembek
584:Tongass
579:Chugach
541:Selawik
536:Nowitna
531:Koyukuk
511:Izembek
311:Federal
120:muskegs
109:hemlock
101:lichens
1095:Haines
1057:Denali
1011:Steese
963:Salmon
953:Noatak
878:Alatna
840:Unimak
825:Togiak
790:Semidi
755:Noatak
705:Katmai
690:Innoko
660:Denali
551:Togiak
546:Tetlin
526:Kodiak
516:Kanuti
506:Innoko
496:Arctic
463:Noatak
343:Katmai
328:Denali
303:Alaska
179:eagles
175:salmon
167:wolves
165:, and
138:, and
128:willow
105:spruce
97:mosses
30:Alaska
1025:State
938:Kobuk
913:Delta
710:Kenai
521:Kenai
421:(FWS)
391:Sitka
217:from
183:smelt
147:Moose
124:alder
993:Wind
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730:Kuiu
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413:USFS
171:king
163:deer
157:and
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