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National Geographic : 1979 Jul
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a.t Alaska parklands: still unresolved < HE ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS Settlement Act of | 1971 was to providefor the final division of the land. Z Eskimos, Indians, and Aleuts would get theirfair share. -I The pipeline could be built. The state would get its x allocations.New parklandswould be designated and preserved. Alaska would become the only state whose land 0 use was planned before development. In the main it has worked out that way. However, some Alaskans are unhappy with some of the proposed boundariesfor nationalparks and other protected areas. At issue: their belief that importantexploitable natural z resourceswill be locked away. S0 Opposition has been expressed in vocal protests, in ,Z litigation,and through the legislative process. Since time lan was running out on statutory protection, the Secretary of the SD Interiorwithdrew these national-interestlands from all claims, and PresidentCarterdesignated 56 million acres of them as national monuments. Final dispositionawaits an act of Congress and settlement of litigation. Original parks and monuments New monument lands Additional protected areas - nearly all proposed as wildlife refuges (present refuges not shown) N.M . .. . .National Monument THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGES13 OFTHE 17 NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT AREAS. YUKONFLATS AND BECHAROF ARE UNDER U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE MANAGEMENT, AND ADMIRALTY ISLAND AND MISTY FIORDS UNDERTHE FORESTSERVICE. KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH o KILOMETERS100 NATIONAL I I HISTORICAL 0 STATUTE MILES 100 PARK MAPBYJAIMEQUINTERO ANDLEOB. ZEBARTH COMPILEDBYHAROLDA. HANSON NATIONALGEOGRAPHICARTDIVISION ADMIRALTY ISLAND N.M. MISTY FIORDS N.M. KY
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