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Place Name
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Kenai Peninsula
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Place Status (Type)
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borough
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Population
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40,802 (1990)
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Location
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Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Kenai Peninsula
, borough ( 16,079 sq mi/41,645
sq km, 1990 pop. 40,802), S Alaska, includes the Kenai Peninsula
except for E section and part of W side of Cook Inlet. Bounded on the S
by the Gulf of Alaska and the Kenai Mts. to S and E. Kenai Fjords Natl.
Park to S; part of Katmai Natl. Park to S; Lake Clark Natl. Park and
Preserve to W; part of Chugach Natl. Forest to E; Kenai National
Wildlife Reserve to N and center; Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park to
S. Main towns are Seward, Soldotna, Kenai, and Homer. Tourism; fishing;
timber.
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