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Bering Sea Wilderness

Coordinates: 60°25′24″N 172°42′04″W / 60.42333°N 172.70111°W / 60.42333; -172.70111
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Bering Sea Wilderness
Map showing the location of Bering Sea Wilderness
Map showing the location of Bering Sea Wilderness
LocationBethel Census Area, Alaska, USA
Nearest cityHooper Bay, Alaska
Coordinates60°25′24″N 172°42′04″W / 60.42333°N 172.70111°W / 60.42333; -172.70111
Area81,340 acres (32,920 ha)
Established1970 (1970)
Governing bodyUS Fish and Wildlife Service

Bering Sea Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 81,340 acres (32,920 ha) in area and was designated by the United States Congress in 1970. It encompasses St. Matthew Island, Hall Island, and Pinnacle Island and is part of the larger Bering Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.