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

Grazer also beat Chunk in 2023, when nearly 1.4 million votes were cast from more than 100 countries, according to Katmai Conservancy and explore.org.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

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

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

In Kadiak Village, we met a Captain Nelson, the first man down from the north that spring, who had sledded from Nome to Katmai on Shelikoff Straits in two months.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various