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    Knik River /ˈknɪk/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 15 miles southeast from Palmer...
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    The Knik River /kˈnɪk/ (Dena'ina: Skitnu; Ahtna: Scitna’) is a 25-mile-long (40 km) river in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its source is at Knik Glacier, from...
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  • Knik may refer to the following entities in Alaska: Knik Arm, the northernmost extension of Cook Inlet Knik Glacier, a glacier in the Chugach Mountains...
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    Knik Arm (Dena'ina: Nuti) is a waterway into the northwestern part of the Gulf of Alaska. It is one of two narrow branches of Cook Inlet, the other being...
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    intersection of the Alaska Railroad and Old Carle Wagon Road, the city prospered at the expense of the nearby mining town of Knik. Historically entrepreneurial...
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    largest glaciers in southcentral Alaska. Knik Glacier feeds the 25-mile (40 km) long Knik River which empties into the Knik Arm section of Cook Inlet. Lake...
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    located in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its borough seat is Palmer, and the largest community is the census-designated place of Knik-Fairview. As of the 2020...
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    180 miles (290 km) from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern...
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    the U.S. Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm...
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  • KNIK-LD (channel 6) is a low-power television station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, which is currently silent. The station was one of very few low-power...
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    Alaska (/əˈlæskə/ ə-LASS-kə) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. It borders the Canadian province of British Columbia...
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    drains into tributaries of the Knik River. Alaska portal Mountains portal List of mountain peaks of Alaska Geology of Alaska Left to right: Goat Rock, West...
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    up from 3,246 in 2010. Butte is located between the Matanuska River and the Knik River, approximately 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Palmer. It is accessible...
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  • Klaskanine River - Oregon Klehini River - Alaska Klickitat River - Washington Klutina River - Alaska Knife River - Minnesota Knife River - North Dakota Knik River...
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    an Alaskan river that flows from the Chugach Mountains into Cook Inlet. The Port of Anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek gave its name ("Knik Anchorage")...
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    inhabitants Buffalo Soapstone Chase Chickaloon Eureka Roadhouse Glacier View Knik River Lake Louise Petersville Point MacKenzie Skwentna Susitna (including Alexander...
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    Kisaralik River Kivalina River Kiwalik River Klehini River Klutina River Knik River Kobuk River Kogoluktuk River Kokechik River Kokolik River Koktuli River Kokwok...
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    2019-09-12. "The ECHO". The ECHO. "Knik Arm Couriers – Chugiak-Eagle River Historical Society". Media related to Eagle River, Alaska at Wikimedia Commons 61°19′17″N...
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    two glaciers, the Matanuska Glacier and the Knik Glacier. Wind blows through the Matanuska and Knik River Valleys into the town frequently. If there is...
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  • KMVN (redirect from KNIK-FM)
    Drive in Eagle River, Alaska. The station signed on the air on September 15, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-09-15). Its original call sign was KNIK-FM, the sister...
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    other man-made equipment), particularly in the several landslide zones along Knik Arm. Two hundred miles (320 km) southwest, some areas near Kodiak were permanently...
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    Mount Susitna (category Mountains of Alaska)
    U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the west bank of the lower Susitna River, about 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Anchorage, Alaska. The mountain is...
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  • Robert Hansen (category History of women in Alaska)
    in Anchorage, Alaska. The following day, Luna was reported missing. Hansen had abducted and killed Luna then buried Luna in the Knik River. She was discovered...
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    Indian Tribe (Kahtnuht’ana - "Kahtnu (Kenai River) People", and Q’es Dudilent Ht’ana - "Skilak Lake People") Knik Tribal Council (K′enah Ht’ana - "Vision...
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    present. The 1964 Alaska earthquake outright destroyed or caused significant damage to most of the Anchorage neighborhoods adjacent to Knik Arm, including...
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    its mouth. The river stretches from the Susitna Glacier to Cook Inlet's Knik Arm. The Susitna River was named by the Dena'ina Alaska Native people meaning...
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    This list of Alaska Native tribal entities names the federally recognized tribes in the state of Alaska. The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971...
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    Alaska Route 1 (AK-1) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It runs from Homer northeast and east to Tok by way of Anchorage...
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    Matanuska River flows generally southwest to the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet. Downstream of its source, the river is joined by meltwater from Matanuska Glacier...
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  • Alaska Raceway Park is a motorsports complex conducting races from Mother's Day to Labor Day. It is located in Butte, which is near the Knik River, and...
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