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The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United States. The name Kenai is probably derived from Kenayskaya, the Russian name for the Cook Inlet, which borders the peninsula to the west. It extends approximately 150 miles (240 km) southwest from the Chugach Mountains, south of Anchorage. It is separated from the mainland on the west by the Cook Inlet and on the east by the Prince William Sound. Most of the peninsula is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.

The glacier-covered Kenai Mountains (7,000 ft/2,130 m) run along the southeast spine of the peninsula along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska. Much of the range is within Kenai Fjords National Park. The northwest coast along the Cook Inlet is flatter and marshy, dotted with numerous small lakes such as Bear Lake. Several larger lakes extend through the interior of the peninsula, including Skilak Lake and Tustumena Lake. Rivers include the Kenai River, famous for its salmon population, as well as the Russian River, the Kasilof River, and Anchor River. Kachemak Bay, a small inlet off the larger Cook Inlet, extends into the peninsula's southwest end, much of which is part of Kachemak Bay State Park

The Kenai Peninsula is littered with glaciers on its eastern portion. It is home to both the Sargent Icefield and Harding Icefields and numerous glaciers that spawn off them.

 

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Locals Oppose Kotezbue Mine

Jan 8, 2009 6:40 pm

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Clothing for Foster Kids

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Gunman Thwarted

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Search for Missing Fisherman Continues

Jan 7, 2009 7:25 pm

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Senate Opened

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Statehood Celebration

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Flint Hills Refinery Options

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Johnston Arraigned

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Ski Championships Start After Delay

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Last Day for Mayor

Jan 5, 2009 7:25 pm

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Palin accuses media of double standard in political coverage

Jan 8, 2009 6:12 pm

In a new video interview that seems targeted at Lower 48 voters, Gov. Sarah Palin says her family has been the victim of media double standards, with Barack Obama's family and perhaps Caroline Kennedy...

 

Glacier lake about to spill; Kenai flood a possibility

Jan 8, 2009 5:54 pm

The lake that regularly forms on Skilak Glacier is about to burst out again, experts say, and owners of property on the ice-choked Kenai River could face flooding.

 

Bouncer says man urinated on him

Jan 8, 2009 9:39 am

FAIRBANKS -- A Fairbanks man has been arrested for allegedly urinating on a bouncer at a bar.

 

First candidate begins campaign for governor

Jan 8, 2009 7:25 am

Bob Poe says he is running for governor as a Democrat, and he's starting his campaign nearly two years before voters go to the polls.

 

Ex-state representative Weyhrauch plans appeal of court ruling

Jan 8, 2009 7:24 am

Former state Rep. Bruce Weyhrauch plans to appeal an appeals court ruling against him to the U.S. Supreme Court, his lawyer, Doug Pope of Anchorage, said Wednesday.

 

Cold wreaks havoc

Jan 8, 2009 7:24 am

Wednesday was the worst.

 

Bush Alaskans to get Venezuela subsidy after all

Jan 8, 2009 7:24 am

The Venezuelan government reversed course Wednesday, backing off its statement two days earlier and announcing that its U.S. oil subsidiary would continue to provide free home heating oil.

 

Crab fisherman lost at sea

Jan 8, 2009 7:09 am

COLD BAY -- The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday for a crab fisherman who fell overboard from his vessel Tuesday about 22 miles northwest of Cold Bay.

 

Anchorage gasoline prices Wednesday

Jan 8, 2009 6:54 am

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Corrections

Jan 8, 2009 6:54 am

A high school girls basketball item on Page B-2 Wednesday misidentified Chugiak player Emily Watzke.

 
 

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