Katmai National Park and Preserve
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Katmai National Park and Preserve is a remote Alaskan wilderness area renowned for its active volcanoes, abundant brown bears, and dramatic landscapes shaped by the 1912 Novarupta eruption.
Aliases (2)
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States national park
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national park → protected area → |
| access |
by boat in some coastal areas
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primarily by floatplane → |
| area |
approximately 16,564 square kilometers
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approximately 4,093,077 acres → |
| contains |
Brooks Camp
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Brooks River → Fourpeaked Mountain → Grosvenor Lake → Katmai volcanic cluster → Mount Griggs → Mount Katmai → Mount Mageik → Mount Martin → Mount Trident → Naknek Lake → Novarupta volcano → Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes → |
| country |
United States
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| designationPurpose |
protection of brown bear habitat
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protection of volcanic features → scientific research → wilderness recreation → |
| ecosystemType |
alpine ecosystems
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boreal forest → coastal ecosystems → tundra → |
| elevationMax |
approximately 2,290 meters
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| established |
1980
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| fauna |
Alaskan brown bear
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bald eagle → caribou → moose → red fox → sockeye salmon → wolf → |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
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| hasActivity |
backcountry hiking
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bear watching → fishing → photography → rafting → |
| IUCNCategory |
II
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| knownFor |
1912 Novarupta eruption landscape
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Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes ash flows → active volcanoes → brown bear viewing → remote wilderness → salmon runs → |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
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Bristol Bay Borough → Kodiak Island Borough → Lake and Peninsula Borough → |
| locatedOn |
Alaska Peninsula
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| majorEruption |
Novarupta eruption of 1912
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| nearestCity |
King Salmon, Alaska
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| partOf |
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
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| previousDesignation |
Katmai National Monument
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| previousDesignationDate |
1918
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| region |
Southwest Alaska
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| website |
https://www.nps.gov/katm/index.htm
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| wildernessArea |
most of the park is designated wilderness
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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National preserve
("Katmai National Preserve")
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example |
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Alaska Peninsula
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hasNationalPark |
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Alaska
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hasProtectedArea |
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Bristol Bay
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hasProtectedAreaNearby |
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Katmai National Park and Preserve
("Katmai National Monument")
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previousDesignation |