Covered With Ice And Glaciers: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (Essay Sample)

Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Analysis Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is located in Alaska and it is managed and operated by the National Park Service (NPS) which is a bureau of the Department of Interior. The NPS is responsible for caring for all the national parks within the United States (US) CITATION Nat18 \l 2057 (National Park Service). Therefore, the Department of Interior manages the National Park Service (NPS) which in turn controls the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and all other parks in the country. This park has several interesting features which are welcoming to visitors. The park is situated in a cold part of the continent which makes most of its surface to be covered by ice and glaciers. Furthermore, it is the largest national park in the US covering an area of approximately 20,587 square milesCITATION Deu15 \p 1 \l 2057 (Deur, Thornton and Lahoff 1). Of that area, glaciers cover over 34.6% which makes it a good place for studying and watching them CITATION Nat181 \l 2057 (National Park Services). The park also contains the country’s records in several glacial features. For instance, it encompasses the nation’s largest glacial system which melts during summer to increase the rivers’ high runoff and heavy sediment. However, during winter, the glaciers freeze making the rivers to run with clear waters CITATION Nat181 \l 2057 (National Park Services). Wrangler-St. Elias was designated as a national park in 1980. After this designation, its management was placed under the National Park Service. The park has several geological features. Among them the most unique is its glaciers which cover a large percentage of the area of the park. These glaciers are comprised of frozen ice and rocks which are also called permafrost CITATION Nat181 \l 2057 (National Park Services). These glaciers are important since t...