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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).


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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This Katmai study fits into a growing collection of research suggests that wolves are more flexible than previously believed, munching on everything from beavers to 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

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

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