Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Archeological District
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Cape Krusenstern Archeological District National Monument
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Cape Krusenstern
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| Location: | Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA |
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| Nearest city: | Kotzebue, Alaska |
| Area: | 649,085 acres (262,675 ha) |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73000378 |
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| Added to NRHP: | November 7, 1973[1] |
| Designated NHL: | November 7, 1973[2] |
| Designated NMON: | December 1, 1978 |
Cape Krusenstern National Monument and the colocated Cape Krusenstern Archeological District is a U.S. National Monument and a National Historic Landmark[3] centered on Cape Krusenstern in northwestern Alaska.
Founded on December 1, 1978, it is made up mainly of a coastal plain, containing large lagoons and rolling hills of limestone. The bluffs record thousands of years of change in the shorelines of the Chukchi Sea, as well as evidence of some 9,000 years of human habitation.
The archeological district comprises 114 ancient beach ridges which formed approximately 60 years apart. They provide a rare sequential look at over 5000 years of inhabitation.[2]
The area in the National Historic Landmark District is vast, making this one of the very largest NHLs in the U.S., along with the Adirondack Park.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Cape Krusenstern Archeological District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1321&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ NHL Documentation
- ^ Roberta Forsell Stauffer (2007-04-27). "Interior secretary approves district expansion". Newspaper article on expansion of National Historic Landmark Butte-Anaconda Historic District. The Montana Standard (newspaper). http://www.montanastandard.com/articles/2006/04/27/newsbutte/hjjdjfhcjiibef.txt. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
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Coordinates: 67°20′N 163°35′W / 67.333°N 163.583°W
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