Katmai National Park and Preserve KATM4108
Summary
Location Katmai National Park and Preserve
Description Katmai National Monument was created in 1918 to preserve the famed Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a spectacular forty square mile, 100 to 700 foot deep ash flow deposited by Novarupta Volcano. A National Park & Preserve since 1980, today Katmai is still famous for volcanoes, but also for brown bears, pristine waterways with abundant fish, remote wilderness, and a rugged coastline.
Tags
Date
1980 - 1990
Source
National Parks Service
Copyright info
Public Domain