page_title: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
hierarchical_section_title: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
caption_attribution_description: English: The Kanuti River winds through banks of golden trees in autumn on the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. This image contains a good example of an oxbow lake, created when a meander is cut off by a new, shorter channel, leaving a u-shaped lake.
context_page_description: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in central Alaska, United States. One of 16 refuges in Alaska, it was established in 1980 when Congress passed The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. At 1,640,000 acres, Kanuti Refuge is about the size of the state of Delaware. Located at the Arctic Circle, the refuge is a prime example of Alaska's boreal ecosystem. It is dominated by black and white spruce, with some white birch and poplars.
context_section_description: Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge in central Alaska, United States.  One of 16 refuges in Alaska, it was established in 1980 when Congress passed The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). At 1,640,000 acres (6,600 km²), Kanuti Refuge is about the size of the state of Delaware. Located at the Arctic Circle, the refuge is a prime example of Alaska's boreal ecosystem. It is dominated by black and white spruce, with some white birch and poplars.
caption: Kanuti River in the refuge
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