Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge

The Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act established Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge on December 2, 1980. Sandwiched between Becharof National Wildlife Refuge to the north and Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to the south, this refuge encompasses towering mountains, active volcanoes, broad valleys, fjords, tundra and glacially formed lakes. Pacific salmon, brown bears, the Alaska Peninsula caribou herd, moose, sea otters, migratory birds, raptors and many other species of fish and wildlife inhabit and migrate through this refuge. This refuge supports roughly 40% of the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon run, the largest sustainable sockeye salmon fishery in the world.

Mount Veniaminof, a unique and active volcano, is located in the Refuge's Chignik Unit. It was designated a Natural Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior in August 1970. Its peak rises about 50 miles east-northeast of Port Moller on Bristol Bay and 40 miles west-southwest of Chignik Bay on the Pacific. It's approximately 450 miles southwest of Anchorage. Although the National Natural Landmarks Program is administered by the National Park Service, the Mount Veniaminof National Natural Landmark is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.