Katmai, << KAT my, >> National Park is in southwestern Alaska. The park has 14 active and 5 inactive volcanoes. In 1912, one of the volcanoes, Mount Katmai, produced one of the largest volcanic eruptions ever recorded. Mount Katmai’s explosion created an ash-filled valley that became known as The Valley of the Ten Thousand Smokes. Katmai has a great variety of wildlife, including Alaskan brown bears, bald eagles, moose, sea otters, and sockeye salmon. Katmai was established as a national monument in 1918 and became a national park in 1980. For its area, see National Park System (table: National parks) .
