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| − | '''Wrangel Island''' is a mountainous [[island]] located well above the [[Arctic Circle]]. Wrangel was not glaciated during the Quaternary [[Ice Age]], resulting in exceptionally high levels of biodiversity for this region. The island boasts the world’s largest population of Pacific [[walrus]] and the highest density of ancestral [[polar bear]] dens. It is a major feeding ground for the [[grey whale]] migrating from [[Mexico]] and the northernmost nesting ground for 100 migratory [[bird]] species, many endangered. Currently, 417 species and subspecies of vascular plants have been identified on the island, double that of any other Arctic [[tundra]] territory of comparable size and more than any other [[Arctic]] island. Some species are derivative of widespread continental forms, others are the result of recent [[hybridization]], and 23 are [[endemic]]. | + | '''Wrangel Island''' is a mountainous [[island]] located well above the [[Arctic Circle]]. Wrangel was not glaciated during the Quaternary [[Ice Age]], resulting in exceptionally high levels of biodiversity for this region. The island boasts the world’s largest population of Pacific [[walrus]] and the highest density of ancestral [[polar bear]] dens. It is a major feeding ground for the [[grey whale]] migrating from [[Mexico]] and the northernmost nesting ground for 100 migratory [[bird]] species, many endangered. Currently, 417 species and subspecies of vascular plants have been identified on the island, double that of any other Arctic [[tundra]] territory of comparable size and more than any other [[Arctic]] island. Some species are derivative of widespread continental forms, others are the result of recent [[hybridization]], and 23 are [[endemic]].<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1023</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:21, May 1, 2017
Wrangel Island is a mountainous island located well above the Arctic Circle. Wrangel was not glaciated during the Quaternary Ice Age, resulting in exceptionally high levels of biodiversity for this region. The island boasts the world’s largest population of Pacific walrus and the highest density of ancestral polar bear dens. It is a major feeding ground for the grey whale migrating from Mexico and the northernmost nesting ground for 100 migratory bird species, many endangered. Currently, 417 species and subspecies of vascular plants have been identified on the island, double that of any other Arctic tundra territory of comparable size and more than any other Arctic island. Some species are derivative of widespread continental forms, others are the result of recent hybridization, and 23 are endemic.[1]