Yukon Delta

Context

A stunning visualization of Alaska’s Yukon Delta shows a land in transition as more northern parts of the Arctic are becoming greener.

About

• 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.