Visitor Center, Northwest Arctic Heritage Center 171 3rd Ave Kotzebue, AK99752 United States
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Kobuk Valley protects 61 miles (98 km) of the Kobuk River and three regions of sand dunes. Created by glaciers, the Great Kobuk, Little Kobuk, and Hunt River Sand Dunes can reach 100 feet (30 m) high and 100 °F (38 °C), and they are the largest dunes in the Arctic. Twice a year, half a million caribou migrate through the dunes and across river bluffs that expose well-preserved ice age fossils. The park is 1,750,716 acres (7,084 km2) and receives 15,500 recreation visitors per year. Photo Credit: Kobuk Valley National Park - Great Kobuk Sand Dunes by U.S. National Park Service - Public Domain