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Alaska National Parks
National parks, monuments, natural reserves, historic sites of Alaska. Pages with photos are indicated with (pictures).
Alagnak Wild River
King Salmon
Aleutian World War II
Unalaska/Dutch Harbor
Aniakchak and Preserve (pictures)
King Salmon
Bering Land Bridge
Nome
Cape Krusenstern
Kotzebue
Denali & Preserve
Denali Park
Gates Of The Arctic (pictures)
Bettles
Glacier Bay & Preserve (pictures)
Gustavus
Inupiat Heritage Center
Barrow
Katmai & Preserve (pictures)
King Salmon
Kenai Fjords
Seward
Klondike Gold Rush (pictures)
Skagway
Kobuk Valley
Kotzebue
Lake Clark & Preserve (pictures)
Port Alsworth
Noatak
Kotzebue
Northwest Alaska Areas
Kotzebue
Sitka (pictures)
Sitka
Suitland way
Murfreesboro
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Kenai Fjords National Park
Seward, AK
The Kenai Fjords reflect scenic icebound landscapes in which salt spray mixes with mountain mist. Located on the southeastern Kenai Peninsula, the national park is a pristine and rugged land supporting many unaltered natural environments and ecosystems.
The fjords are long, steep-sided, glacier-carved valleys that are now filled with ocean waters. A mountain platform, one mile high, rises above this dramatic coastline. The mountains are mantled by the 300-square mile Harding Icefield, 35 miles long and 20 miles wide. Only isolated mountain peaks interrupt its nearly flat, snowclad surface. Exit Glacier spills off the massive Harding icefield and is accessible by road.
The park's wildlife includes mountain goats, moose, bears, wolverines, marmots and other land mammals who have established themselves on a thin life zone between marine waters and the icefield's frozen edges. Bald eagles nest in the tops of spruce and hemlock trees. Thousands of seabirds, including puffins, kittiwakes, and murres seasonally inhabit the steep cliffs and rocky shores. Kayakers, fishermen, and visitors on tour boats share the park's waters with stellar sea lions, harbor seals, Dall porpoises, sea otters, humpback, killer and minke whales.
Backpacking, Boating, Camping, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Nature Walks, Wilderness Area, Wildlife Viewing
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