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Kenai Fjords National Park
If
you are like most of the visitors to Alaska, then you want to see as many species of wildlife as you possibly can on your
Alaska adventure. The Kenai Fjords is a wonderful place to
start your adventure. The beauty and richness of the area will
remain a vivid memory for years to come.
Kenai Fjords National Park, south central Alaska, occupying the
southeastern portion of the Kenai Peninsula, on the Gulf of Alaska;
established as a national monument 1978, as a national park 1980.
The park has a diversity of landscapes, including deep coastal fjords,
lush rain forests, and active glaciers, the largest of which is the 300
square mile Harding Icefield. The coastal area and offshore islands are
frequented by seals, sea lions, sea otters, and numerous species of
birds, such as puffins and auklets, that breed here.
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 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 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.
You can kayak, fish, or just enjoy the diverse wildlife.
Alaska National Parks
To experience the beauty
of Alaska, we have included a few of the Alaska National Parks
which you may wish to visit.
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