GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK
AND PRESERVE PO Box 140 Gustavus, Alaska 99826-0140 Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve The marine wilderness of Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve includes tidewater glaciers, snow-
capped mountain ranges, ocean coastlines, deep fjords, and
freshwater rivers and lakes. This diverse land and seascape
hosts a mosaic of plant communities and a variety of marine and
terrestrial wildlife and presents many opportunities for
adventuring and learning about this unique and powerful place.
The ocean and land environments in Glacier Bay National Park and
Preserve are closely intertwined. Marine waters make up nearly
one fifth of the park and no point of land is more than 30 miles
from the coast. This means that the lives of virtually all the
animals at Glacier Bay are tied to its productive marine waters
or the biologically rich near shore environment. For marine
mammals, of course, the ocean is home. Each summer humpback
whales return to the bay fr