Katmai

American  

[kat-mahy] / ˈkæt maɪ /

noun

1. Mount, an active volcano in SW Alaska. 7,500 feet (2,286 meters).

2. a national monument including Mt. Katmai and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. 4,215 sq. mi. (10,915 sq. km).

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Katmai British  

/ ˈkætmaɪ /

noun

1. a volcano in SW Alaska, in the Aleutian Range: erupted in 1912 forming the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a region with numerous fumaroles; established as Katmai National Monument , 10 917 sq km (4215 sq miles), in 1918. Height: 2100 m (7000 ft). Depth of crater: 1130 m (3700 ft). Width of crater: about 4 km (2.5 miles)

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Example Sentences

The Katmai coast, with its glacier-lined fjords; vast meadows; and wide, sandy beaches, is beautiful—and incredibly remote.

From National Geographic • Nov. 14, 2023

In the paper, they describe several incidents they observed involving wolves and marine mammals in Katmai National Park that they believe haven't been previously documented:

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

According to Grazer’s biography on the Katmai website, the large adult female is often one of the fattest bears to collect salmon on Brooks River inside Katmai.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023

The winner of 2023’s Fat Bear Week bracket held by Katmai National Park in Alaska and Explore.org is the adult female bear 128 Grazer.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2023

At Katmai he was held up several days, his men refusing to cross the straits until the local weather prophet, or astronom, as he is called, gave his consent.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various