about a region in southwest Alaska the entire state Alaska Image Map of AlaskaPeninsula Volcanoes.gif 250px thumb Volcanoes on the AlaskaPeninsula Image AKPen1.jpg 150px thumb Peulik Volcano and cottongrass ... Maars The AlaskaPeninsula is a peninsula extending about convert 800 km 0 abbr on to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands . The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay , an arm of the Bering Sea . In literature especially Russian the term AlaskaPeninsula was used to denote the northwest part of North America , or all of what is now the state of Alaska with the exception of the Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Panhandle . Geography The Aleutian Range is a highly active volcano volcanic mountain range which runs along the entire length of the Peninsula ... land pubs ecoregions ch7.html ref ref http www.eoearth.org article AlaskaPeninsula montane taiga ref ... and fauna The AlaskaPeninsula is home to some of the largest populations of native and undisturbed .... ref http www.eoearth.org article AlaskaPeninsula montane taiga ref The rugged southern half of the peninsula ... to even more bears, constitute the AlaskaPeninsula montane taiga ecoregion and contain a number ... Besides the communities on the see Bristol Bay coast, the AlaskaPeninsula also is home to several ... School District http www.aktrekking.com AKpen.html AlaskaPeninsula Trek http library.state.ak.us ... Landforms of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category Landforms of Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Category Landforms of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category Peninsulas of Alaska Category Volcanic ... Alaska p wysep pt Pen nsula do Alasca ro PeninsulaAlaska ru fi Alaskan niemimaa ... National Monument and Preserve and the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge , the AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge , and the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge . The southern side of the AlaskaPeninsula is rugged and mountainous, created by the uplifting tectonic activity of the North ... more details
Infobox U.S. County county Lake and Peninsula Borough state Alaska seal map Map of Alaska highlighting Lake and Peninsula Borough.png map size 250 founded seat King Salmon, Alaska King Salmon which is located ..., Alaska Nondalton . With an average of 0.0296 inhabitants km 0.0767 sq mi , the Lake and Peninsula ... Census Area, Alaska north Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska east Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska southeast Aleutians East Borough, Alaska west Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska west Dillingham Census Area, Alaska west Geographic Location Centre Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska North Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area Northeast East Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough Southeast Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Kodiak Island Borough South Southwest West Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Aleutians East Borough , Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska Bristol Bay Borough , and Dillingham Census Area, Alaska Dillingham Census Area Northwest National protected areas Alagnak Wild River Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge part of the AlaskaPeninsula unit Sutwik Island AlaskaPeninsula ... Ugashik, Alaska Ugashik Div col end See also List of airports in the Lake and Peninsula Borough ... images maps 6 15 0map.pdf Borough map Alaska Department of Labor Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska ... DEFAULTSORT Lake And Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category ... Borough uk , war Boro han Lake and Peninsula, Alaska zh ... Lake and Peninsula Borough is a Borough United States borough located in the U.S. state state of Alaska , United States . As of the United States Census 2010 2010 census , the population was 1,631. The borough seat of King Salmon, Alaska King Salmon is actually located in neighboring ... in the United States only the Yukon Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Yukon Koyukuk Census Area , which ..., Alaska Chignik Chignik Lagoon, Alaska Chignik Lagoon Chignik Lake, Alaska Chignik Lake Egegik, Alaska ... more details
Infobox U.S. County county Kenai Peninsula Borough state Alaska seal founded 1960 seat Soldotna, Alaska ... density km2 1 web www.borough.kenai.ak.us Kenai Peninsula Borough is a Borough United States borough of the U.S. state of Alaska with a population of 55,400 as of the United States Census 2010 2010 census . The borough seat is Soldotna, Alaska Soldotna , its third largest incorporated community. Its two largest cities are Kenai, Alaska Kenai and Homer, Alaska Homer . The borough includes the Kenai Peninsula and adjacent areas of the mainland of Alaska. Geography The borough has a total area ..., Alaska Voznesenka See also Portal Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough 2006 Arctic Winter Games ... America United States Alaska Boroughs and Census Areas Kenai Peninsula http labor.alaska.gov research alari images maps 2 12 0map.pdf Borough map Alaska Department of Labor Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska ... Category Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska de Kenai Peninsula Borough es Borough de Pen nsula de Kenai ... han Kenai Peninsula, Alaska zh ... area is 35 water. Adjacent boroughs and census areas Bethel Census Area, Alaska northwest Matanuska Susitna Borough, Alaska north Anchorage, Alaska Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska north Valdez Cordova Census Area, Alaska east Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska west Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska south Geographic Location Centre Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska North Matanuska Susitna Borough, Alaska Matanuska Susitna Borough and Anchorage, Alaska Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska Northeast East Valdez Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez Cordova Census Area Southeast South Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Kodiak Island Borough Southwest West Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Lake and Peninsula Borough Northwest Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area National protected areas Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge part of Gulf of Alaska unit Chiswell Islands Tuxedni Wilderness ... more details
The AlaskaPeninsula montane taiga ecoregion , in the Taiga Taiga and Boreal forests Biome , located in North America and defined by the World Wildlife Fund WWF categorization system. Setting This ecoregion is a mountainous area of ridges up to 1200m between high volcanic peaks up to 2500m, located on the southern, Pacific Ocean side of the AlaskaPeninsula from Cook Inlet west through the Kodiak Archipelago to Unimak Island at the beginning of the Aleutian Islands chain, while the area around Cook Inlet at the head of the peninsula is the neighbouring Cook Inlet taiga ecoregion. The area has a coastal climate of high rainfall up to 4000mm and warm temperatures. ref http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial na na0601 full.html AlaskaPeninsula Montane taiga World Wildlife Fund ref Flora The mountainsides are covered with scrubby vegetation, the higher slopes by low scrub such as black crowberry Empetrum nigrum and other ericas Vaccinium s, the tiny arctic willow Salix arctica and white mountain avens Dryas octopetala while the lower slopes have various willow trees among the shrubs and the low coastal plains have tall green alder Alnus viridis sinuata and willow trees with balsam poplars Populus balsamifera in the warmer and wetter areas. Fauna This region is known for its large populations of bears that feed on the salmon in the McNeil River and other rivers of Alaska. Bears found here include the huge Kodiak Bear subspecies of Brown Bear of Kodiak Island and other mammals include caribou Rangifer tarandus , moose Alces alces , Arctic ground squirrel Spermophilus parryii and Alaskan Hare Lepus othus . Birds of the area include migrating Snow Goose and other waterbirds, and breeding colonies of birds such as the Tufted Puffin s, murre s and Northern Fulmar ... to large numbers of bears, AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge , the small Izembek National Wildlife ... Ecoregions of the United States Category Forests of Alaska Category Flora of Alaska Category Nearctic ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox mountain name Snowy Mountain photo photo caption elevation ft 7093 elevation ref prominence listing List of volcanoes in the United States of America location Alaska Peninsula , Alaska , United States range coordinates coord 58.336 N 154.682 W type mountain region US display inline,title topo type Stratovolcano age volcanic arc belt Aleutian Arc last eruption 1710 200 years first ascent easiest route Snowy Mountain is a stratovolcano on the Alaska Peninsula of Alaska , United States . ref cite gvp vnum 1102 20 title Snowy Mountain ref References reflist Category Landforms of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category Stratovolcanoes Category Volcanoes of Alaska LakeAndPeninsulaAK geo stub ... more details
Infobox protected area name AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge iucn category IV map Map AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge.png map caption Map of the refuge map width 300 photo Mountain Range AlaskaPeninsula NWR.jpg photo caption Mountain Range AlaskaPeninsula NWR photo width location Alaska , United States nearest city lat d 56 long d 159 scale 4000000 region US AK coords ref ref cite gnis 1416033 AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge ref source GNIS area convert 14421 km2 mi2 ... and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service url http alaskapeninsula.fws.gov The AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Alaska whose use is regulated as an ecological protection measure. It stretches along the southern coast of the AlaskaPeninsula , between the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge on its east and the end of the peninsula ... USFW1 cite web url http alaskapeninsula.fws.gov wildlands.htm title AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife ... by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill which devastated the AlaskaPeninsula. In an effort to determine species ... url http alaskapeninsula.fws.gov biological.htm title AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge Biological ... Mount Veniaminof . File Port Wrangell AlaskaPeninsula NWR.jpg right thumb Port Wrangell File Alaska ... 14421 km2 mi2 disp flip and lies in the AlaskaPeninsula . It spans Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Aleutians East Borough , Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Kodiak Island and Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Lake and Peninsula Borough . The AlaskaPeninsula Refuge contains a number of geologic ... title AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge publisher State Parks.com accessdate May ... Island Borough, Alaska Category Protected areas of Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska de AlaskaPeninsula National Wildlife Refuge fr Refuge faunique national de la P ninsule d Alaska ... offices in King Salmon, Alaska and was established to conserve brown bear s, caribou , moose , marine ... more details
File Map of Alaska highlighting Lake and Peninsula Borough.svg thumb 300px Location of the Lake and Peninsula ... and Peninsula Borough, Alaska . This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Lake and Peninsula ... county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 2006 04 12 image lat 60.205278 lon 154.303611 description ... and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1985 02 07 image Fure s Cabin NPS.jpg lat 58.670556 lon 155.426944 ... Alsworth county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 2010 02 17 image lat lon description Description ... Nondalton county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1994 10 12 image Lake Clark in the Kijik ... city Nondalton, Alaska Nondalton county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1979 01 29 image lat ... Katmai National Park and Preserve city Kukak Bay, Alaska Kukak Bay county Lake and Peninsula Borough ... Port Alsworth county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 2007 03 08 image Proenneke Cabin NPS.jpg ... city Perryville, Alaska Perryville county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1980 06 06 ... city Nondalton, Alaska Nondalton county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1980 06 06 image lat ... Bay, Alaska Pedro Bay county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1980 06 06 image lat 59.785278 ... Point, Alaska Pilot Point county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1980 06 06 image St. Nicholas ... District address Address Restricted city Brooks Camp, Alaska Brooks Camp county Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1978 02 14 image lat lon description The Lake and Peninsula Borough ... of Historic Places NRHP in Alaska by borough and census area Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category National Register of Historic Places in Alaska by borough and census area Lake and Peninsula Borough Category Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category Buildings and structures in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska de Liste der Registered Historic Places im Lake and Peninsula Borough ... more details
File Map of Alaska highlighting Kenai Peninsula Borough.svg thumb 300px Location of the Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kenai Peninsula ... Register of Historic Places in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough ... Seward county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1977 11 28 image lat 60.654722 lon 149.055556 ... county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1975 04 03 image lat 60.401389 lon 149.358889 description ... House address 437 3rd Ave. city Seward, Alaska Seward county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska ... of Soldotna city Soldotna, Alaska Soldotna county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 2000 04 21 ..., 207, and 209 4th Ave. city Seward, Alaska Seward county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1988 06 ... Homer, Alaska Homer county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1976 08 19 image lat lon description ... Kenai, Alaska Kenai county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1970 05 10 image Kenai Church.JPG ..., Alaska Port Graham county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1978 11 21 image lat 59.397778 lon ... 1 city Cooper Landing, Alaska Cooper Landing county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1986 08 21 ... city Cooper Landing, Alaska Cooper Landing county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1978 05 23 ..., Alaska Seward county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1977 11 23 image lat 60.103889 lon ... Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1980 01 04 image Seward cable office.jpg lat 60.104167 lon 149.435556 ... Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1978 09 13 image lat 60.794167 lon 149.518056 description Description ... 401 Railway Ave. city Seward, Alaska Seward county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 2006 06 21 ... River city Kenai, Alaska Kenai county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1977 04 13 ... county Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 2006 01 17 image lat lon description Description goes ... Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska date 1978 05 22 image Ninilchik Russian church.jpg lat 60.050833 ... more details
Nunavut col end United States Alaska col begin col break width 50 AlaskaPeninsula Cleveland ...movenotice List of peninsulas discuss Talk List of peninsulas Proposed move Wiktionary peninsula byland biland Image Peninsula croatia.jpg thumb 300px A small peninsula in Croatia File Nehrung.png thumb 300px Curonian Spit , a large peninsula in the Baltic Sea File Cape Cod Landsat 7.jpg thumb 300px Cape Cod , a peninsula of Massachusetts A peninsula lang la paen nsula , paene almost nsula island ... , peninsulas are called half islands . A peninsula can also be a Headlands and bays headland head ... ebi article 9276348 Peninsula. Britannica Student Encyclopedia. 2007 . Encyclop dia Britannica ... of peninsula is peninsulas or, less commonly, peninsulae . Oceania Australia col begin col break width 50 Beecroft Peninsula , New South Wales Bellarine Peninsula , Victoria Australia Victoria Cape York Peninsula , Queensland Cobourg Peninsula , Northern Territory Cronulla sand dunes, Kurnell Peninsula Dampier Peninsula , Western Australia Eyre Peninsula , South Australia Fleurieu Peninsula , South Australia Freycinet Peninsula , Tasmania Inskip Peninsula , Queensland col break Jervis Bay Territory Mornington Peninsula , Victoria Australia Victoria Redcliffe, Queensland Stockton, New South Wales Tasman Peninsula , Tasmania Tasmania itself was once a peninsula connected to Australia during ... Peninsula , South Australia Younghusband Peninsula , South Australia col end Image Mornington peninsula02.jpg thumb 250px A beach on the Mornington Peninsula Image KurnellNewSouthWales.JPG 600px thumb left Looking north over the Kurnell Peninsula. Clear New Zealand col begin col break width 50 Aupouri Peninsula , North Island Banks Peninsula , South Island Bluff, New Zealand Bluff Peninsula , South ... , North Island Coromandel Peninsula , North Island col break Farewell Spit , South Island Kaikoura Peninsula , South Island Karikari Peninsula , North Island Mahia Peninsula , North Island Miramar Peninsula ... more details
The Peninsula can refer to The Peninsula Hong Kong Geographic locations The Peninsula, Durham , the historic centre of Durham, England In the United States The Peninsula at St. Johns Center , a building in Jacksonville, Florida The San Francisco Peninsula , in Northern California. The Monterey Peninsula , in Central California. The Virginia Peninsula , of southeastern Virginia. Newspapers The Peninsula newspaper , daily English language newspaper published in Qatar disambig ja ... more details
otheruses Alaska disambiguation Do not use the dated prod template directly the above line is generated by subst prod reason Infobox musical artist name Alaska image alt caption image size landscape yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank background group or band alias origin San Francisco , California , United States genre Indie rock years active start date 2000 end date 2005 label B Girl, Flying Nun Records Flying Nun , Altitude associated acts Sebadoh , The Folk Implosion , Everest band Everest website current members past members Imaad Wasif br Russell Pollard br Lesley Ishino Alaska is an indie rock trio from the United States . The band was formed in San Francisco by Russell Pollard formerly of Sebadoh and later of the Folk Implosion , Imaad Wasif also later of Folk Implosion , with Lesley Ishino formerly of the Red Aunts later joining as drummer. ref name Wilson Wilson, MacKenzie http www.allmusic.com artist alaska p553199 biography Alaska Biography , Allmusic , retrieved 2011 11 20 ref ref name Deusner Deusner, Stephen M. 2005 http pitchfork.com reviews albums 97 rescue through tomahawk Rescue Through Tomahawk Review , Pitchfork Media , August 4, 2005, retrieved 2011 11 20 ref Discography The band released their debut album, Emotions , in 2003, and a second, Rescue Through Tomahawk in 2005. ref name Cramer Cramer, Stephen http www.allmusic.com album emotions r622760 review Emotions Review , Allmusic , retrieved 2011 11 20 ref ref name Prato Prato, Greg http www.allmusic.com album rescue through tomahawk r729513 review Rescue Through Tomahawk Review , Allmusic , retrieved 2011 11 20 ref Emotions Alaska album Emotions B Girl Records , February, 2003 Rescue Through Tomahawk Altitude Records, 2005 Kiss You alaska single Kiss You Single Altitude Records, 2005 References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Alaska Category American indie rock groups US indie rock band stub ... more details
Primary sources date January 2011 The Peninsula Clarion is a regional paper published in Kenai, Alaska Kenai , Alaska that serves the population of the Kenai Peninsula . They also publish the Peninsula Clarion Dispatch which is a free weekly circular released each Wednesday with local human interest stories and advertisements. See also List of newspapers in Alaska External links Portal box Alaska Journalism http www.peninsulaclarion.com Official site Morris newspapers Category Newspapers published in Alaska Category Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska ... more details
about the geographic peninsula the borough Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska stack clear true File Wpdms shdrlfi020l matanuska river.jpg thumb The Kenai Peninsula in Alaska File Kenai1.jpg thumb Kenai Peninsula Outer Coast File Kenai3.jpg thumb Kenai River File Kenai5.jpg thumb Kenai Peninsula Bear Glacier .... The Kenai Peninsula is a large peninsula jutting from the southern coast of Alaska in the United ... and mountains on the Kenai Peninsula The peninsula extends approximately 150 miles 240 km southwest from the Chugach Mountains , south of Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage . It is separated from the mainland on the west by Cook Inlet and on the east by Prince William Sound . Most of the peninsula is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough . Gerasim Izmailov was the first to explore and map the peninsula in 1789. 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 ... terminus of the Alaska Railroad . The Sterling Highway is the artery of the Kenai Peninsula that runs ... panning. References reflist commons category Kenai Peninsula Kenai Peninsula Borough, AlaskaAlaska ... of Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category Peninsulas of Alaska Category Regions of Alaska ... borders the peninsula to the west. ref GNIS 1404582 Kenai Peninsula ref The Kenai Peninsula is known as Alaska s Playground because of its beautiful scenery, world class fisheries, and abundance of outdoor ... and marshy, dotted with numerous small lakes. Several larger lakes extend through the interior of the peninsula ... salmon population, as well as the Russian River Alaska Russian River , the Kasilof River , and the 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 has many glaciers ... s and numerous glaciers that spawn off them. Towns and cities The peninsula includes several of the most ... more details
other uses2 Spiridon Unreferenced date October 2006 Spiridon Peninsula is a mountainous peninsula on the northwest side of Kodiak Island , Alaska on the Shelikof Strait situated between Uganik Bay and Uyak Bay. Major promontories are Miners Point, Cape Ugat and Cape Kuliuk. Cape Ugat is the closest point on Kodiak Island to mainland Alaska . Coord 57 47 00 N 153 45 00 W display title Category Landforms of Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Category Peninsulas of Alaska ... more details
Image Kotzebue Sound.png thumb right 300px Map showing Kotzebue Sound with the town of Kotzebue at the tip of the Baldwin Peninsula Image AKMap doton Kotzebue.PNG thumb right 300px Location of the Baldwin Peninsula in Alaska Baldwin Peninsula is a peninsula located on the Arctic Circle in the northwestern region of the U.S. state of Alaska , at Coord 66 33 06 N 161 55 44 W scale 1000000 . It extends convert 72 km mi abbr on into Kotzebue Sound from the Alaska mainland and defines the south boundary of Hotham Inlet . It is 2 19 km 1 12 miles wide. The city of Kotzebue, Alaska Kotzebue and Ralph Wien Memorial Airport are located at the end of the peninsula. The remainder of the peninsula is covered with permafrost and hundreds of tundra lakes. External links http www.funtongue.org alaska arctic 01.html Tundra lakes on the Baldwin Peninsula , photos Sources http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p 154 2 697334471400622 NO RP USGS Geographic Names Information System , Baldwin Peninsula Category Landforms of Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska Category Peninsulas of Alaska Category Landforms of the Chukchi Sea NorthwestArcticAK geo stub fr P ninsule de Baldwin pl Baldwin p wysep pt Pen nsula de Baldwin fi Baldwinin niemimaa ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Image ChilkatPeninsula.jpg thumb 350px right A picture of the Chilkat Peninsula from the Takshanuk Mountains with Haines, Alaska Haines in the foreground. The Chilkat Peninsula is a peninsula in Lynn Canal , Alaska Panhandle Southeast Alaska that divides the Chilkoot Inlet Chilkoot and Chilkat Inlet s and divides the Chilkat River Chilkat and Chilkoot River Chilkoot watersheds. The peninsula extends into Lynn Canal as well. It was first charted in 1794 by Joseph Whidbey , master of the HMS Discovery 1789 HMS Discovery during George Vancouver s Vancouver Expedition 1791 95 expedition . ref name Vancouver1801 cite book last Vancouver first George, and John Vancouver title A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world publisher J. Stockdale year 1801 location London url http books.google.com books?id qwol8bPaYxsC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false ref The town of Haines, Alaska Haines sits on the northern end of the peninsula while the neighborhood of Mud Bay, Alaska Mud Bay is located closer towards the center of the peninsula. Gallery gallery Image ChilkatPeninsula2.jpg gallery References Reflist Commons category Coord 59 11 16 N 135 22 23 W scale 500000 display title Category Peninsulas of Alaska Category Landforms of Haines Borough, Alaska HainesAK geo stub de Chilkat Halbinsel ... more details
File Lindenberg Peninsula muskeg 4181.jpg thumb a muskeg on the Lindenberg Peninsula The Lindenberg Peninsula is a peninsula on the eastern coast of Kupreanof Island , Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska . It is separated from the main portion of the island by the Duncan Canal, Alaska Duncan Canal . The peninsula was named in 1853 by navigator Ensign Mikhail Vasiliev Lt. Vasiliev of the Imperial Russian Navy Imperial Russian Hydrographic Department after Russia n geographer of Finland Finnish origin G. Lindenberg. Lindenberg explored and surveyed the Alexander Archipelago in 1838. References reflist http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p 108 3 15845223094965297813 NO P3 FID 1423312 USGS GNIS http www.alaskool.org resources regional yukon reg profile people.html Ensign Vasiliev coord 56 49 27 N 133 06 46 W scale 1000000 type landmark region US AK display title Category Peninsulas of Alaska Category Alexander Archipelago Category Landforms of Petersburg Census Area, Alaska WrangellPetersburgAK geo stub ... more details
The Lisburne Peninsula is a peninsula jutting out into the Chukchi Sea on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska . It is located at the westernmost point of the North Slope Borough, Alaska North Slope Borough . It is roughly trapezoid shaped, having two points, the northwestern one being Cape Lisburne, Alaska Cape Lisburne and the southwestern one Point Hope . It is limited on its eastern side by the De Long Mountains . Lat 683000N Long 1651500W The Lisburne Peninsula extends W, 100 km 62 mi , from a line between Cape Beaufort and Kivalina , into the Chukchi Sea. It separates Alaska s North Slope Borough, Alaska North Slope from the Kotzebue Sound . It is named for Cape Lisburne. Two sections of the Chukchi Sea unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge are located on the peninsula, one at Cape Lisburne Alaska Cape Lisburne and the other at Cape Thompson Alaska Cape Thompson . The Kukpuk River flows through the Lisburne Peninsula. External links http 130.166.124.2 alaska panorama atlas page8 files page8 1058 full.html & http 130.166.124.2 alaska panorama atlas page8 page8.html Aerial picture http www.geo.wvu.edu jtoro download GSA03 poster1.pdf Geographic data http geo.web.ru db geol search cache.html?href aHR0cDovL2VscHViLndkY2IucnUvam91cm5hbHMvcmplcy92MDUvdGplMDMxMjAvdGplMDMxMjAuaHRt&mor &words MTojZmZmZjY2IA Geology coord 68 30 N 165 15 W region US AK type landmark source gnis scale 2000000 display title Category Peninsulas of Alaska Category Regions of Alaska Category Landforms of North Slope Borough, Alaska NorthSlopeAK geo stub de Lisburne Halbinsel ... more details
Distinguish Seward, Alaska Image Seward peninsula.png right 320px The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska . It projects about convert 320 km mi 1 sp us ... project to construct a rail tunnel under the Bering Strait, linking the Seward Peninsula in Alaska ... , just below the Arctic Circle . The entire peninsula is about convert 330 km mi 1 sp us long and convert 145 km mi 0 abbr on convert 225 km mi 0 abbr on wide. The Seward Peninsula was once part of the Bering ... Alaska during the Pleistocene Pleistocene Ice Age . This land bridge aided in the migration of humans ... the Seward Peninsula show proof that Inupiat people Inupiat Eskimos have been living in the region ... from Asia to the Seward Peninsula. ref http www.nps.gov akso akarc cr bela.htm Cultural Resources in the Bering ... thumb upright Tarn lake Tarns in Kigluaik Mts., Seward Peninsula Communities on the Seward Peninsula, with 2005 state population estimates ref http www.commerce.state.ak.us dca commdb CF CIS.htm Alaska Community Database Community Information Summary ref class wikitable style font size 90 City Population Nome, Alaska Nome 3,508 Shishmaref, Alaska Shishmaref 581 Buckland, Alaska Buckland 434 Koyuk, Alaska Koyuk 350 Brevig Mission, Alaska Brevig Mission 327 Elim, Alaska Elim 302 Teller, Alaska Teller 263 White Mountain, Alaska White Mountain 224 Wales, Alaska Wales 151 Golovin, Alaska Golovin 150 Deering, Alaska Deering 139 Other locations on the Seward Peninsula include the mining towns of Council, Alaska Council , Solomon, Candle, Haycock and Taylor. While still frequented by locals ... States Coast Guard LORAN station at Port Clarence, Alaska Port Clarence . The U.S. Air Force ... The Seward Peninsula has several distinct geologic features. The Devil Mountain Lakes on the northern portion of the peninsula are the largest maar lakes in the world. They were formed over ... ScienceForum ASF17 1785.html Volcanoes, permafrost, earthquakes shape AlaskaAlaska Science Forum ... more details
Infobox baseball team Name Peninsula Oilers Logo misc League Alaska Baseball League Division Location Kenai, Alaska Stadium Coral Seymour Ballpark Founded 1974 Nickname LeagueChamps 4 1998, 2000, 2006, 2011 Series National Baseball Congress SeriesChamps 3 1977, 1993, 1994 FormerNames FormerBallparks Colors Red, black, white br colorbox red colorbox black colorbox white BackColor TextColor LogoDesign Mascot Ownership Management Manager Season Record Playoffs h title h pattern cap redbill h cap 000000 h pattern la h leftarm FFFFFF h pattern b h body FFFFFF h pattern ra h rightarm FFFFFF h pattern pants h pants FFFFFF h socks a title a pattern cap redbill a cap 000000 a pattern la a leftarm 000000 a pattern b a body 000000 a pattern ra a rightarm 000000 a pattern pants a pants FFFFFF a socks 000000 The Peninsula Oilers are a List of collegiate summer baseball leagues college summer baseball club in the Alaska Baseball League . The Oilers are based in Kenai, Alaska , and their name refers to the Kenai Peninsula region. The team was founded in 1974 and play their home games in the 1,300 seat Coral Seymour Ballpark . Several successful Major League Baseball players have played for the Oilers, including Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola and six time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner J.T. Snow , and several first round picks including current players J.D. Drew . ref http www.oilersbaseball.com History majorleague.htm Peninsula Oilers in the Major Leagues ref External links http www.oilersbaseball.com Official site References reflist Alaska Sports Category Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category Alaska Baseball League Category Baseball teams in Alaska ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Nushagak Peninsula is a Convert 35 mi km by Convert 15 mi km abbr on peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska . It is densely populated by seagulls and is uninhabited. It separates Bristol Bay and Nushagak Bay , trending southeast to Cape Constantine . It was named for Nushagak Bay in 1910 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey . Coord 58 33 09 N 158 58 32 W scale 1000000 display title Category Landforms of Dillingham Census Area, Alaska Category Peninsulas of Alaska DillinghamAK geo stub de Nushagak Halbinsel es Pen nsula Nushagak ... more details
The Choris Peninsula is a cape in Alaska . It is located in the east of Kotzebue Sound on the Chukchi Sea coast. The Choris Peninsula is a small headland pointing southwards. Off its southern tip lies Chamisso Island . It was named in 1816 by Lt. Otto von Kotzebue IRN, for Louis Choris , a member of his expedition. References http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p 108 3 15845223094965297813 NO P3 FID 1412776 http alaska.hometownlocator.com maps feature map,ftc,1,fid,1412776,n,choris 20peninsula.cfm See also Chamisso Wilderness coord 66 17 05 N 161 52 50 W scale 500000 display title Category Headlands of Alaska Category Landforms of Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska NorthwestArcticAK geo stub ... more details
File Point Hugh 4148.png thumb southern tip of Glass Peninsula in 2011 Glass Peninsula is a peninsula extending southeast from Admiralty Island , between Seymour Canal and Stephens Passage , Alaska Panhandle Southeast Alaska , United States . It was named by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey for Commander Henry Glass admiral Henry Glass , United States Navy USN , who had made surveys in the area in 1881. ref name gnis gnis 1422184 Glass Peninsula ref ref name gnis2 gnis 1894512 Glass Peninsula ref It was first charted in 1794 by Joseph Whidbey , master of the HMS Discovery 1789 HMS Discovery during George Vancouver s Vancouver Expedition 1791 95 expedition . ref name Vancouver1801 cite book last Vancouver first George, and John Vancouver title A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world publisher J. Stockdale year 1801 location London url http books.google.com books?id qwol8bPaYxsC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false ref References Reflist coord 57 49 20 N 133 59 28 W scale 1000000 region US AK type landmark display title Category Peninsulas of Alaska Category Landforms of Hoonah Angoon Census Area, Alaska HoonahAngoonAK geo stub ... more details
Wiktionary Alaska TOCright Alaska is a state of the United States of America. Alaska may also refer to Placenames Populated places United States Alaska, Indiana , in Owen County Caledonia Township, Kent County, Michigan Communities Alaska, Michigan , in Caledonia Township, Kent County Alaska Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota Alaska, New Mexico , in Cibola County Alaska, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Alaska, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Alaska, Wisconsin , in the town of Pierce, Kewaunee County Zimbabwe Alaska, Zimbabwe , in the province of Mashonaland West Other Alaska Current Pacific Ocean , a warm water eddy current Alaska Highway Canada, United States AlaskaPeninsula United States Alaska Range Canada, United States , a mountain range Alaska Time Zone , a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting nine hours from Coordinated Universal Time Alaska Territory United States , historical name for Alaska before statehood, from 1912 to 1959 Cumbre de Alaska, a high point on the Pan ... In media Film Alaska film Alaska , a 1996 American film directed by Fraser Clarke Heston Alaska Spirit of the Wild , a 1997 documentary film Music Alaska , an American indie rock band Alaska singer born 1963 , female Spanish singer Alaska album , a 2005 album by Between the Buried and Me Alaska , a song by UK from the album U.K. album UK Other Alaska magazine , published in and about the state Alaska novel Alaska , a 1988 novel by James A. Michener Alaska 1875 Alaska , a pamphlet from 1875 about the possibility of founding an Icelandic colony Alaska Young, a character in the book Looking for Alaska by John Green Jay Hammond Life after politics Jay Hammond s Alaska , a 1980s television series hosted by the former Alaska governor Sarah Palin s Alaska , a 2010s television series, also hosted by a former Alaska governor Other uses USS Alaska USS Alaska , a name shared by several ships of the United States Navy Alaska Airlines , a major American air carrier founded in Alaska and based ... more details
Razdolna is a small unincorporated area unincorporated community in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Kenai Peninsula Borough , Alaska , United States . Located on the Kenai Peninsula , it lies roughly 30 miles east of Homer, Alaska Homer . The community is one of several settlements of Russian Old Believers in the Fox River, Alaska Fox River area. There are about 30 families in Razdolna. ref http www.homernews.com stories 12122007 schools 9 003.shtml news article about Razdolna school ref In 2009 the Mile 17 fire threatened the village. ref http www.adn.com news environment fire story 794110.html Homer fire threatens Old Believer villages Anchorage Daily News May 13th, 2009 11 51 PM ref References reflist Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska coord 59.8110 151.0837 type city 200 region US AK display title Category Populated places in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Category Russian communities in the United States Category Russians in Alaska Category Unincorporated communities in Alaska Category Old Believer communities KenaiPeninsulaAK geo stub fr Razdolna ... more details
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