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 annual Fat Bear Week competition, hosted by Katmai National Park, takes place each summer in creeks overflowing with sockeye salmon.

From National Geographic • Nov. 14, 2023

Future papers will include analysis of wolves and sea otters from Lake Clark National Park, Glacier Bay National Park and Kenai Fjords National Park, in addition to Katmai.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2023

Grazer is one of an estimated 2,200 brown bears that call Katmai home.

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

In 1912 Mount Katmai, near the northwestern end of the volcanic chain, erupted so violently that it sent dust around the whole world.

From The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America by Huntington, Ellsworth