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Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula - Alaska
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Area Info
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.
Articles
Local News from Anchorage Daily News via Yahoo! News
Houston council votes to keep police sergeant in office
Feb 9, 2010 7:10 am
Houston Police Sergeant Charlie Seidl who butted heads with the mayor got to keep his job Monday after an emergency City Council meeting was called to review Seidl's performance ended in a split vote ...
Palin critics question ethics rules proposals
Feb 9, 2010 6:16 am
A legislative committee on Monday took up ethics issues that erupted during the Palin administration, but it's not clear whether the panel intends to take any action.
Anchorage maintains its high rating on short-term bonds
Feb 9, 2010 1:27 am
A bond market analyst has given Anchorage a top rating for some short-term notes the city wants to sell, and says the city is maintaining its AA rating for long-term debt.
Alaska village programs facing big cuts in federal funding
Feb 8, 2010 7:35 am
As part of an effort to shave earmarks from federal spending, President Obama has proposed cutting $10 million from a Denali Commission program to purchase health equipment and build clinics and elder...
Former state workers get last chance for retirement plan
Feb 7, 2010 7:46 am
Attention ex-government workers: You've got one last chance to get back into the state's old -- and much more generous -- retirement system.
Feb 7, 2010 6:59 am
Alaska politics and political hijink
Court overturns Linehan conviction
Feb 6, 2010 10:30 am
The Alaska Court of Appeals Friday overturned the murder conviction of Mechele Linehan, leaving it to state prosecutors to decide whether to retry the former Anchorage stripper.
Fisheries board asks lawmakers for review of permit system
Feb 6, 2010 8:50 am
The Alaska Board of Fisheries has sent a letter to state House and Senate leaders asking for a comprehensive legislative review of the state's permitting system in light of the proposed Pebble mine in...
Corps' NPR-A decision leaves some steamed
Feb 6, 2010 8:39 am
Some Alaska politicians said Friday they are outraged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to deny Conoco Phillips a permit that would have given it access to drilling in the National Petrole...
VFW office will have grand opening today
Feb 6, 2010 8:38 am
The Veterans of Foreign Wars , a veteran support organization, has opened an Alaska headquarters in Wasilla.
Local News from ABC Alaska News via Yahoo! News
Exxon Says it Drills 1st Test Well at Pt. Thomson
Feb 9, 2010 2:54 am
Exxon Mobil says it has drilled the first development well for the Point Thomson project. Exxon also announced Monday that a 60-mile ice road has been completed from Endicott to Point Thomson, allowin...
Feb 6, 2010 11:39 pm
Masatoshi Kuriaki has already been to the top of Denali and Mt. Forakker, both solo and in the middle of winter. Now he has his sights on the winter solo triple crown of the Alaska Range, with his att...
French: Panel to 'Contain' Campaign Court Decision
Feb 4, 2010 2:39 am
State Sen. Hollis French says his Judiciary Committee will craft a bill "to contain" the effects of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring corporations' spending on political message...
Families In Need get Warm Winter Boots
Feb 3, 2010 2:10 am
Families in need get some extra help with keeping warm during the winter. Megan Mazurek Reporting
Juneau Mayor Pushing for Arctic Games
Feb 3, 2010 12:54 am
Juneau Mayor Bruce Botelho says his city would be a great place for the 2014 Arctic Winter Games. Botelho is holding a meeting this Thursday at Juneau's Assembly Chambers to start planning a bid.
Alaska to Celebrate its First Marmot Day
Feb 3, 2010 12:54 am
Alaska now has its own version of Groundhog Day. Then-Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill last year to make every Feb. Marmot Day in Alaska. The bill was introduced by Sen. Linda Menard, a Wasilla Republic...
