Kenai Peninsula


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Kenai Peninsula

(kē`nī), S Alaska, jutting c.150 mi (240 km) into the Gulf of Alaska, between Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. The Kenai Mts., c.7,000 ft (2,130 m) high, occupy most of the peninsula. The coastal climate is mild, with abundant rainfall and a growing season adequate for many crops. There are forest, mineral, and fishing resources in the east and, in the western section, good farmland. The Alaska RR crosses the peninsula from Seward. On the south coast of the peninsula is Kenai Fjords National ParkKenai Fjords National Park,
669,983 acres (271,248 hectares), S Alaska. The park features the great Harding Icefield and its radiating glaciers, many of which descend to tidewater, and a magnificent series of fjords along the coast of Kenai Peninsula, with rain forest, sea
..... Click the link for more information. , which has striking glacial formations and contains the breeding areas for a variety of birds and sea mammals.
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The Kenai Peninsula is a peripheral region situated in south-central Alaska that was separated from the mainland by a narrow (16 km wide) isthmus at the end of the last ice age.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough has agreed to construct a building to store hazardous waste following violations of federal waste management rules at its maintenance facility in Soldotna, Alaska, according to a settlement with the EPA.
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Alaska Waste, with annual revenues of around USD65m (EUR49m), offers solid waste collection, recycling and composting services in Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley, Fairbanks, the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island.
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The Kenai Peninsula is often named as one of the most diverse and beautiful regions of Alaska.
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