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Alaska
Kenai Fjords National
Park
One-half of all U.S. national park land
is in Alaska!
It's easy to see what the appeal is.
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Denali
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Gates of
the Arctic
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Glacier
Bay
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Katmai
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Kenai Fjords
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Kobuk Valley
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Lake Clark
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Wrangell
Saint Elias
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Kenai Fjords
Sweeping from rocky coastline to glacier-crowned peaks, Kenai Fjords National
Park encompasses 607,805 acres of unspoiled wilderness on the southeast
coast of Alaskas Kenai Peninsula. The park is capped by the Harding
Icefield, a relic from past ice-ages and the largest icefield entirely
within U.S. borders.
Visitors witness a landscape continuously shaped by glaciers, earthquakes,
and storms. Orcas, otters, puffins, bear, moose and mountain goats are
just a few of the numerous animals that make their home in this ever-changing
place where mountains, ice and ocean meet.
The Park offers a range of opportunities for visitors, students and scientists
to explore, study and enjoy this special piece of our nations natural
and cultural heritage.
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Eight stars of gold on a field of blue,
Alaska's Flag, may it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes and the flow'rs nearby,
The gold of the early sourdough dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams,
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The Bear, the Dipper, and shining high,
The great North star with its steady light.
O'er land and sea a beacon bright,
Alaska's Flag to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier.
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