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Aleutian World War II National Historic Area
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![27 caribou, with tails held high, leave a gravel bar to splash and swim across a blue river on a fall day. 27 caribou, with tails held high, leave a gravel bar to splash and swim across a blue river on a fall day.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090510031123im_/http://www.nps.gov/ser/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/NOAT_Thompson-283.jpg) |
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Did You Know?
The Western Arctic caribou herd is comprised of about 450,000 caribou, making it North America’s largest. These “nomads of the north” travel through Noatak National Preserve twice a year during their long trek between southern wintering areas and northern calving grounds.
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Last Updated: September 18, 2007 at 20:13 EST |