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Anchorage, the state's biggest city, has many Alaska influences but is also sometimes called Los Anchorage for its Lower 48-style architecture and mannerisms.
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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Local News from Anchorage Daily News via Yahoo! News Claman: Assembly got details of budget Nov 20, 2009 11:42 am Municipal Attorney Dennis Wheeler said reasonable people might disagree with some of his conclusions faulting Mayor Mark Begich's financial reporting to the Anchorage Assembly last year. It appears he... Jobs down in Alaska for sixth straight month Nov 20, 2009 9:12 am Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month as the state recorded its sixth straight month of job losses. Car hits duo crossing Parks; 1 killed, 1 injured Nov 20, 2009 9:07 am A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after they were hit by a car Wednesday night while trying to cross the Parks Highway near the intersection with Pittman Road, troopers say. Palin race sponsorship disclosure OK, says APOC Nov 20, 2009 9:04 am Members of the Alaska Public Offices Commission unanimously ruled Thursday that Sarah Palin has sufficiently disclosed the Arctic Cat sponsorship her husband, Todd, received for the Iron Dog snowmachi... All passengers safe after air taxi's emergency landing Nov 19, 2009 11:14 pm Quila Dock Jr. of Kipnuk said the forced landing on the tundra of a Yute Air Cessna 207 in which he and his family were passengers Wednesday was so smooth his twin baby daughters slept through it. Nov 19, 2009 7:23 am A Fairbanks man in his 50s has died of swine flu, bringing to seven the number of Fairbanks-related deaths attributed to the disease, the state Department of Health and Social Services reported Wednes... Loss of power forces Cessna to land on tundra; no one injured Nov 19, 2009 6:29 am A Yute Air flight carrying eight people -- including two children on laps -- was forced to land on the tundra Wednesday night about 17 miles from the village of Tuntutuliak in southwest Alaska, an inv... Assembly approves new rules for landscaping future developments Nov 19, 2009 6:27 am The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday night approved proposed new landscaping rules for developers. Men charged with wasting caribou to be tried in Point Hope in February Nov 19, 2009 6:26 am The trial for five of the eight men accused of wasting caribou near Point Hope will take place in Point Hope the week of Feb. 1, a state judge said Wednesday. Troopers discover two separate marijuana-growing operations Nov 19, 2009 6:22 am Alaska State Troopers have broken up two commercial marijuana growing operations with more than 100 plants in the Glennallen area during raids in recent days. |
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Local News from ABC Alaska News via Yahoo! News Nov 20, 2009 12:55 am Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. Shedding a few pounds may be tough to endure, but there is something very easy to do that can leave you not only healthier, but lighter... 3 Hopefuls for North Pole State House Seat Nov 20, 2009 12:25 am Three applicants for a vacant state House seat from North Pole are all emphasizing their experience in local government. Doug Isaacson, Mike Prax and Tammie Wilson are vying to replace John Coghill. Pearce to Step Down as Pipeline Coordinator Nov 16, 2009 11:25 pm Drue Pearce is leaving her job as federal pipeline coordinator of an Alaska natural gas pipeline project. In a statement released Monday, Pearce says President Obama requested her resignation. She say... Juneau Road Reopens Following Mudslides Nov 16, 2009 11:25 pm A road in Juneau has been reopened and residents allowed to return home after mudslides closed down the roadway. Mat-Su Hospital Bans Child Visitors Due to Flu Nov 13, 2009 11:40 pm ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - To help prevent the spread of swine flu, the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center says no one under age 12 may visit patients this flu season. |
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Local News from The Alaska Star via Yahoo! News Murkowski brings health-care debate to town Nov 19, 2009 8:23 pm Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke to a group of more than 200 in Chugiak last week about her stance in the ongoing national health-care debate. Walmart liquor license is for a 'good neighbor' Nov 19, 2009 8:23 pm Assemblyman Bill Starr believes the Eagle River Walmart is a good neighbor and is asking the Anchorage Assembly to lift some of the conditional restrictions placed on the super store's liquor license. Miss Chugiak-Eagle River crowned Nov 19, 2009 8:23 pm Kimberly Mauser and Bianca Temple took top honors at the 2010 Miss Chugiak-Eagle River Scholarship pageant, held Nov. 7 at Chugiak High School. Each has their own title: Soldier's impressions of President Obama's speach Nov 19, 2009 8:23 pm INTRO: Alaska Star contributor Nina Peacock joined dozens of reporters and writers from across Alaska Thursday inside Hanger 1 at Elmendorf Air Force Base to observe President Barack Obama's arrival i... Small donation reveals big hearts Nov 19, 2009 8:22 pm When it comes to giving gifts, the old adage tells us "It is the thought that counts." That's the case with a recent donation received by the Chugiak-Eagle River Senior Center. |
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