Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Glacier and glacial lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
LocationKenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
Nearest citySoldotna, Alaska
Coordinates60°20′N 150°30′W / 60.333°N 150.500°W / 60.333; -150.500[1]
Area1.92 million acres (7,770 km2)
Established1941 (as Kenai National Moose Range), 1980 (ANILCA, present status as wildlife refuge)
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteKenai NWR

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is a 1.92-million-acre (7,770 km2) wildlife habitat preserve located on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, United States. It is adjacent to Kenai Fjords National Park. This refuge was created in 1941 as the Kenai National Moose Range, but in 1980 it was changed to its present status by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The refuge is administered from offices in Soldotna.

  1. ^ "Kenai National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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