Meaning & use
Katmai National Park
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Meaning
proper nounproper
A large national park in southwestern Alaska, famous for its volcanoes and for brown bears that gather at Brooks Falls to catch salmon.
Grammar: Used as a name, so it takes no article and is normally capitalized: Katmai National Park is in Alaska.
Patterns
- visit Katmai National Park
- in Katmai National Park
Katmai National Park was established in 1980 to protect the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
Every July, visitors go to Katmai National Park to watch brown bears fishing at Brooks Falls.
The rangers at Katmai National Park teach tourists how to stay safe near the bears.
Common combinations
- Katmai National Park and Preserve
- The full official name is Katmai National Park and Preserve.
- visit Katmai National Park
- Most people visit Katmai National Park by small plane from King Salmon.
- bears in Katmai National Park
- The bears in Katmai National Park are protected, so hunting is not allowed.
- Katmai National Park headquarters
- The Katmai National Park headquarters is in King Salmon, Alaska.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Katmai
- A short informal name for the same place; use the full name in formal writing.
Commonly confused: Katmai National Park or Katmai?
Katmai National Park vs Katmai
A common misspelling; the correct spelling is Katmai with a final -i.
Practice
Which sentence uses the name correctly?
Choose one answer.
Names of individual parks take no article and no plural: 'Katmai National Park'. 'The Katmai National Park' and 'a Katmai National Park' wrongly add an article, and the plural 'Parks' changes the name.
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