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Katmai National Park Reserve is located in the state of Alaska, USA. The Arctic territory around the Katmai Stratovolcano of the same name was placed under state protection after the corresponding document was signed by the U.S. Congress in December 1980.
The national park occupies the entire coastline of the Shelikhov Strait, the Aleutian Peninsula, and part of the territory north of Lake Nanek.
The main character of the reserve is a majestic active volcano, on the left slope of which a glacier is situated. The height of the volcano is more than 2000 meters and its diameter is 10 km. During the last and most violent eruption in 1912 a volcanic lake with cloudy green water was formed. The same eruption destroyed the pine forest on the western slope of the volcano, turning it into a valley of a thousand smokes, which are fountains of red-hot steam and gases.
The Brooks River beckons tourists every year who long to see the thrilling and fascinating spectacle of brown bear fishing. Alaska is home to the largest population of these animals in the world.
