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Federal Lands of the United States |
What this map layer shows:
Lands owned or administered by the Federal government. |
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Background Information |
Sample Map
National parks, national wildlife refuges, military reservations, Federal
prisons, and public-domain land are all examples of lands owned or administered
by the Government of the United States. The Federal Government is responsible
for managing and protecting these lands to preserve the resources of
the United States, to conduct the business of the Government, and to
provide recreational and other opportunities to the public. This map
layer was compiled by the National Atlas of the United States®.
The Federal Lands of the United States map layer shows those lands owned
or administered by the Federal Government, including the Bureau
of Land Management, the Bureau
of Reclamation, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the Department
of Defense, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the National
Park Service, the Tennessee
Valley Authority, and
other agencies. Only areas of 640 acres or more are included. Descriptive
information includes the name and type of the Federal land and the administering
agency. There may be private inholdings within the boundaries of the
Federal lands in this map layer.
The map layer does not include linear (long, relatively narrow) features;
these are available in a separate map layer that portrays the locations
of parkways and scenic rivers. Federal wilderness area information is
included in this map layer and also in the National Atlas National
Wilderness Preservation System of the United States map layer. Indian lands, administered
by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, are available in the Indian
Lands of the United States map layer. |
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