Glacier Bay National Park Patch

Description

Covering 3.3 million acres of rugged mountains, dynamic glaciers, temperate rainforest, wild coastlines, and deep sheltered fjords, Glacier Bay National Park is a highlight of Alaska’s Inside Passage.Encircling the park to the west is the Fairweather Range, the highest coastal mountains in the world at 15,000 feet.Marine waters make up nearly one-fifth of the park.Marine life includes the endangered humpback whale, orcas, Stellar sea lion, harbor seals, sea otters and porpoises. Glacier Bay is home to a large brown and black bear population, as well as the blue glacier bear. Moose, wolves, Sitka blacktail deer, mountain goats and bald eagle also thrive in the park.