The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta is a river delta located where the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers empty into the Bering Sea on the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Alaska's Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is vast and productive. The refuge nestles between Alaska’s largest rivers, the Yukon and the Kuskokwim Rivers, where the tundra meets the Bering Sea. Its diversity of habitats support one of the largest aggregations of waterbirds in the world.

The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge covering about 19.16 million acres (77,500 km 2) in southwestern Alaska. [2] It is the second-largest National Wildlife Refuge in the country, only slightly smaller than …

The Yukon-Kuskokwim River Delta spans from the western edge of Southcentral Alaska to the Bering Sea. The Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers meander through an area encompassing over 50,000 square miles - one of the world’s largest river deltas.

The powerful Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers dominate the refuge, the second largest in the nation. In spring and fall, the broad river deltas and wetlands nurture a massive number of migrating ducks, geese, swans, cranes, and shorebirds.

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, a lowland river delta, is our traditional homeland. The region, made up of 75,000 square miles, is approximately the land size of the state of Oregon with a population of more than 23,000 people who live among 58 …

Alaska's two largest rivers, the Yukon and the Kuskokwim, form the heart of the 19.2 million-acre Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Almost 70 percent of the refuge is below 100 feet in elevation. The preserve encompasses a broad, flat delta …

Jul 26, 2021 · Now, analyses of changing vegetation in the Yukon Delta and nearby Kuskokwim Delta show that more northern areas are getting greener too, researchers report June 1 in Earth Interactions. The...

Jun 21, 2021 · The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is one of the world’s largest deltas, and it stands as a remarkable example of how water and ice can shape the land. These images show the delta’s northern lobe, where the Yukon River spills into the Bering Sea along the west coast of Alaska.

Every year birds from around the world migrate to the Yukon Delta to nest and raise their young. The number of birds and diversity of species that annually visit the refuge is without equal...