The Alaska Peninsula is a peninsula in southwestern Alaska extending southwest from the state's mainland toward the Aleutian Islands, separating the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea. It is dotted with active volcanoes as part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, including several within Katmai National Park, and its coastal waters and rivers support major salmon runs that in turn sustain one of the largest concentrations of brown bears in the world. The peninsula is sparsely populated, with most communities dependent on commercial fishing.
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The Alaska Peninsula is in Southwest Alaska, United States.
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Wikidata: Alaska Peninsula
Alaska Peninsula (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: North America, Lead section
extends about 497 mi (800 km) to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands.
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Peninsula extending towards the Aleutian Islands in Southwest Alaska, United States.
Shaped By: Subduction, Lead and sections
The southern side of the Alaska Peninsula is rugged and mountainous, created by the uplifting tectonic activity of the North Pacific Plate subsiding under a western section of the North American Plate; the northern side is generally flat and marshy, a result of millennia of erosion and general seismic stability.
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