Taylor Complex Fire

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The Taylor Complex Fire was a 2004 wildfire in Alaska that consumed approximately 1,305,592 acres (5,284 km2) of land.[1] By acreage, it was the biggest fire in North America.[1] The fire also was part of the record-breaking 2004 Alaska fire season that burned more than 6,600,000 acres (27,000 km2), the most in recorded history.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Interagency Fire Center, "Fire Information - Wildland Fire Statistics: 1997-2007 Large Fires (100,000+ fires)", at . Accessed on 1/20/2009.

Coordinates: 63°22′45″N 142°50′13″W / 63.3792°N 142.837°W