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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| 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 ⓘ Mount Katmai ⓘ
surface form:
Katmai volcanic cluster
Mount Griggs ⓘ Mount Katmai ⓘ Mount Mageik ⓘ Mount Martin ⓘ Mount Trident ⓘ Naknek Lake ⓘ Mount Novarupta ⓘ
surface form:
Novarupta volcano
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| established | 1980 ⓘ |
| fauna |
Alaskan brown bear
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bald eagle ⓘ caribou ⓘ moose ⓘ red fox ⓘ sockeye salmon ⓘ wolf ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
backcountry hiking
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bear watching ⓘ fishing ⓘ photography ⓘ rafting ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| majorEruption |
Mount Novarupta
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surface form:
Novarupta eruption of 1912
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| nearestCity | King Salmon, Alaska ⓘ |
| partOf | Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ⓘ |
| previousDesignation |
Katmai National Park and Preserve
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Katmai National Monument
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| previousDesignationDate | 1918 ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern Alaska
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surface form:
Southwest Alaska
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| website | https://www.nps.gov/katm/index.htm ⓘ |
| wildernessArea | most of the park is designated wilderness ⓘ |
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National Park Service offices for Katmai National Park and Preserve
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Katmai National Park backcountry
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Katmai National Monument (historic designation)