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Yukon Delta

Last Updated on 27th July, 2021
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A stunning visualization of Alaska’s Yukon Delta shows a land in transition as more northern parts of the Arctic are becoming greener.

 

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  • The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta is a river delta located where the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers empty into the Bering Sea on the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska.
  • At approximately 129,500 square kilometers it is one of the largest deltas in the world.
  • The delta, which consists mostly of tundra, is protected as part of the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
  • The delta has approximately 25,000 residents. 85% of these are Alaska Natives: Yupik and Athabaskan people.

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