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Follow the side road a short distance to the Arctic Circle sign and viewing deck with interpretive displays. Enjoy your lunch in the picnic area or drive up the hill to camp at the campgrpound offering 7 campsites.
What is the Arctic Circle? How long did it take to build the trans-Alaska oil pipeline? What is a pingo and where can I see one? Find out at this award-winning visitor center located in Coldfoot, Alaska. Explore the exhibits, walk the nearby nature trails, or take in an evening program to learn more about the special landscapes and history of the Far North.
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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR or Arctic Refuge) is one of the world's most remote natural areas. It's a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska, United States that consists of 19,286,722 acres in the Alaska North Slope region. It is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, slightly larger than the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. T...
Arenal Volcano, in Spanish Volcán Arenal, is an active andesitic stratovolcano in north-western Costa Rica around 90 km northwest of San José, in the province of Alajuela, canton of San Carlos, and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures at least 1,633 metres (5,358 ft),. It is conically shaped with a crater spanning 140 metres (460 ft). Aren...
Argentine Antarctica is a sector of Antarctica claimed by Argentina as part of its national territory. The Argentine Antarctic region, consisting of the Antarctic Peninsula and a triangular section extending to the South Pole, is delimited by the 25° West and 74° West meridians and the 60° South parallel. Administratively, Argentine Antarctica is a departm...
Steep mountain slopes and highly dissected canyons characterize the Argus Range Wilderness, where elevations range from 2,800 feet on the east side to more than 7,500 feet on the west side. Several springs located within this dry desert mountain range, provide water for a small population of desert bighorn sheep. Remains of historic mining activity and a few prehistor...
Aride Island is the northernmost granitic island in the Seychelles (Bird Island is the northernmost Seychelles island overall) and is part of the district of Grand'Anse, located 10 km north of Praslin island and is 68 hectares in area. A nature reserve, it is leased and managed by the Island Conservation Society of Seychelles. The only human inhabitants are the reserv...
The National Park takes up approximately 18 percent of the island, including three primary geological formations, the Aruba lava formation, a quartz diorite formation, and a limestone formation that extends inward from the coast. These formations have directly influenced Aruba's human settlement, as well as its natural wonders.
Aruba is home to several species which o...
Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park (有栖川宮記念公園,Arisugawa Miya Kinen Kōen) is a park located in Minami-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It covers an area of 67,131 square metres.
During the Edo period, the park belonged to Minonokami Nambu, a feudal lord from the former Morioka Domain who used it as an urban villa. In 1896, it was acquired by the Arisugawa-no-miya line of the I...
Arkansas Post National Memorial is a 757.51-acre (306.55 ha) protected area in Arkansas County, Arkansas in the United States. The National Park Service manages 663.91 acres (268.67 ha) of the land, and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism manages a museum on the remaining grounds. Arkansas Post was the first European settlement in present-day Arkansas when He...
Arli National Park often called Arly is a national park located in southeastern Burkina Faso. It adjoins Benin's Pendjari National Park in the South and the Singou Reserve in the West.
The Arli National Park is set in 760 square kilometres with a wide variety of habitats, ranging from the gallery forests of the Arli and Pendjari rivers to savanna woodland and sandston...
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, formerly named the Custis-Lee Mansion, is a Greek revival style mansion located in Arlington, Virginia, USA that was once the home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It overlooks the Potomac River and the National Mall in Washington, D.C. During the American Civil War, the grounds of the mansion were selected as the site...
The Arlington Memorial Bridge is a Neoclassical masonry, steel, and stone arch bridge with a central bascule (or drawbridge) that crosses the Potomac River at Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. First proposed in 1886, the bridge went unbuilt for decades thanks to political quarrels over whether the bridge should be a memorial, and to whom or what. Tra...
Begin your visit to Arlington National Cemetery at the Welcome Center, located by the main cemetery entrance (Memorial Drive). The Welcome Center offers:
Maps and brochures
Exhibits that tell the story of Arlington National Cemetery and its significance to the nation
An information desk, where staff can answer your questions
Tickets for the inte...