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

Park rangers at Alaska's Katmai National Park, home to some of the largest brown bears in the world, praised Chunk's resilience in learning how to fish with his injury.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

While the cold and constant drizzle, as well as numerous storms, may be unwelcoming to humans, Katmai teems with wildlife.

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

Yes, and I tell you, boys, when I first looked through Katmai Pass, it just looked as if the whole valley were full of smoke.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen