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Der McNeil River ist ein etwa 55 Kilometer langer Fluss im Osten der Alaska-Halbinsel.

McNeil River
Braunbär im McNeil River State Game Sanctuary
Daten
Gewässerkennzahl	US: 1413512
Lage	Alaska, USA
Flusssystem	McNeil River
Quelle	in der Aleutenkette 58° 55′ 48″ N, 154° 40′ 4″ W58.93-154.667778
Mündung	McNeil Cove, Cook Inlet, Pazifischer Ozean59.125-154.2469440 59° 7′ 30″ N, 154° 14′ 49″ W59.125-154.2469440
Mündungshöhe	0 m[1]
Länge	55 km

Verlauf

Er entspringt einem Gletscher in der Aleutenkette, fließt nordostwärts und mündet 55 Kilometer südwestlich der Augustine Island in die McNeil Cove, eine Bucht im Südwesten des Cook Inlets.

Der McNeil River liegt vollständig im McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, einem als National Natural Landmark ausgewiesenen, vom Katmai-Nationalpark umgebenen Schutzgebiet. Die vielen niedrigen, seichten Wasserfälle des Flusses bieten Braunbären gute Lachsfang-Gelegenheiten.

Name

Benannt ist der Fluss nach Charlie McNeil, einem Farmer aus der Region.

Siehe auch

• Liste der Flüsse in Alaska

Weblinks

• McNeil River im Geographic Names Information System des United States Geological Survey
• McNeil River: State Game Sanctuary and Refuge

Einzelnachweise

1. McNeil River im Geographic Names Information System des United States Geological Survey

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The McNeil River is a river on the eastern drainage of the Alaska Peninsula near its base and conjunction with the Alaska mainland. The McNeil emerges from glaciers and alpine lakes in the mountains of the Aleutian Range. The river's destination is the Cook Inlet in Alaska's southwest. The McNeil is the prime habitat of numerous animals, but it is famous for its salmon and brown bears. This wealth of wildlife was one of the reasons for the Alaska State Legislature's decision to designate the McNeil River a wildlife sanctuary in 1967. In 1993, this protected area was enlarged to preserve an area that has the highest concentration of brown bears anywhere in the world. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, up to 144 brown bears have been sighted on the river in a single summer with 74 bears congregating in one place at a time[4] Its entire length of 35 miles (55 km) lies within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, created in 1967 by the State of Alaska to protect the numerous Alaska brown bears who frequented the area. It also lies entirely within the Kenai Peninsula Borough boundaries. The McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and Refuge is part of a 3.8-million-acre (1,500,000 ha) piece of land that is protected from hunting; the rest of this is Katmai National Park.

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