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National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States, 2006

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Title: National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States, 2006
Description: This polygon shapefile contains National Wilderness Preservation System areas of 640 acres or more, in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The map layer was created by extracting these wilderness areas from the National Atlas map layer: Federal Lands of the United States. This is a replacement for the December 2005 map layer. This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition of the National Atlas of the United States., These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data., None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data., This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Creator: National Atlas of the United States
Publisher: National Atlas of the United States
Subject: Wilderness areas, Wilderness area monitoring, Protected areas, Environment, Biology and Ecology, Boundaries
Temporal Coverage: 1972-2006
Date Issued: 2006
Rights: This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Rights Holder: This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Access Rights: Public
Format: Shapefile
Language: English
Date Added: October 01, 2025

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National Atlas of the United States (2006). National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States, 2006. National Atlas of the United States. https://purl.stanford.edu/yr470wf4836 (dataset)
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