Kenai Fjords National Park
- Kenai Fjords National Park
Infobox_protected_area | name = Kenai Fjords National Park
iucn_category = II
nrhp_type = hd |
caption =
locator_x = 32
locator_y = 162
location = Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA
nearest_city = Seward
lat_degrees = 59
lat_minutes = 55
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 149
long_minutes = 39
long_seconds = 0
long_direction = W
area = 699,983 acres
(2,833 km²)
established = December 2, 1980
visitation_num = 284,604
visitation_year = 2007
governing_body = U.S. National Park ServiceEstablished in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Kenai Fjords National Park is a United States National Park on the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska near the town of Seward. The park contains the Harding Icefield, one of the largest ice fields in the United States. The park covers an area of around 1,760 mi2.
The park can be reached from the town of Seward, 130 miles south of Anchorage. The park receives about 250,000 visitors per year and, although it is one of the quieter National Parks, the visitation is quite high for Alaska.It is only one of three national parks in Alaska that can be reached by the road,at the Exit Glacier entrance. An easy stroll there leads to the base of an impressive glacier. The other popular way to visit the Park consists in taking day tour on a boat,starting in Seward. Along the way, one can see marine wildlife, steep fjords, and tidewater glaciers. Other visitation options require extensive planning and backcountry travel.
Fjords are narrow inlets of the sea situated between cliffs or steep slopes. Fjords exist where glaciers once formed on mountains bordering costal areas.
External links
* [http://www.nps.gov/kefj Official NPS site]
* [http://www.aktrekking.com/2004/KenaiFjords/KenaiFjords1.html Packrafting trek through the Kenai Fjords]
* [http://www.alaskaparks.com]
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