Katmai

[ kat-mahy ]

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noun

Mount, an active volcano in SW Alaska. 7,500 feet (2,286 meters).
a national monument including Mt. Katmai and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. 4,215 sq. mi. (10,915 sq. km).

Katmai

/ ˈkætmaɪ /

Mount Katmai
a volcano in SW Alaska, in the Aleutian Range: erupted in 1912 forming the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, a region with numerous fumaroles; established as Katmai National Monument , 10 917 sq km (4215 sq miles), in 1918. Height: 2100 m (7000 ft). Depth of crater: 1130 m (3700 ft). Width of crater: about 4 km (2.5 miles)

Nevertheless, Katmai's is by no means the greatest volcanic eruption.

The hollowed shell of Katmai's summit is a spectacle of wonderment and grandeur.

Illiamna Pass is low and easy, but the distance is longer than by way of Katmai.

But in other respects the explosion of Mt. Katmai was unique.

Mount Katmai is the latest and greatest exhibit in a volcanic belt which is believed to be young and growing.

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