Alaska Peninsula

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peninsula

The Alaska Peninsula is a long, rugged landform in southwestern Alaska that separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay and connects the North American mainland to the Aleutian Islands.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	peninsula →
adjacentTectonicPlate	Pacific Plate →
administrativeRegion	Aleutians East Borough → Lake and Peninsula Borough →
bordersBodyOfWater	Bering Sea → Bristol Bay → Pacific Ocean →
connects	Aleutian Islands → North American mainland →
country	United States →
extendsFrom	Alaskan mainland →
extendsToward	Aleutian Islands →
geologicalSetting	subduction zone →
hasEcosystem	boreal forest → coastal wetlands → tundra →
hasMountainRange	Aleutian Range →
hasNationalMonument	Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve →
hasNationalPark	Katmai National Park and Preserve →
hasSettlement	Chignik → Egegik → King Salmon → Naknek → Perryville → Pilot Point → Port Heiden →
hasVolcano	Mount Aniakchak → Mount Chiginagak → Mount Katmai → Mount Pavlof → Mount Veniaminof →
hasWildlifeRefuge	Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge → Becharof National Wildlife Refuge →
knownFor	brown bear populations → high volcanic activity → rugged terrain → salmon runs →
locatedIn	Alaska → Southwestern Alaska →
oceanSide	Gulf of Alaska →
partOf	Aleutian Arc → Pacific Ring of Fire →
region	Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay region →
separates	Bristol Bay → Pacific Ocean →
tectonicPlate	North American Plate →
usedFor	commercial fishing → subsistence hunting and fishing →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bristol Bay →	adjacentTo
Gulf of Alaska →	borderedBy
Bering Sea →	borders
Southwestern Alaska →	contains
Aleutian Arc →	extendsFrom
Sugpiaq →	indigenousTo
Unangan →	inhabit
Unangas →	inhabits
Katmai National Park and Preserve →	locatedOn
Aleut →	nativeTo
Alaska Peninsula ("Alaska Peninsula and Bristol Bay region") →	region
M/V Tustumena →	serviceArea
Sugpiaq people ("Kenai Peninsula coast") →	traditionalRegion