Kenai Fjords National Park

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A national park in southern Alaska with high mountains, deep sea inlets, glaciers and many wild animals

proper noun

: Parque Nacional Kenai Fjords

Visitors travel from around the world to explore Kenai Fjords National Park and its stunning glaciers.

Examples

The wildlife tours in Kenai Fjords National Park offer a chance to see puffins and sea otters up close.
Humpback whales can often be seen in the waters near Kenai Fjords National Park.
Have you ever visited Kenai Fjords National Park?
The Kenai Fjords National Park is famous for its stunning glaciers.
Humpback whales can often be seen in the waters near Kenai Fjords National Park.
The wildlife tours in Kenai Fjords National Park offer a chance to see puffins and sea otters up close.
Visitors travel from around the world to explore Kenai Fjords National Park and its stunning glaciers.

Surface Forms

Kenai Fjords National Park main

Morphology

Kenai + fjord + national + park

The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'fjord' + 'national' + 'park' clearly signals a nationally designated park characterized by fjords, so a B1 learner who knows those words can infer it is a protected area featuring fjords. 'Kenai' is a proper name/place label that doesn't prevent understanding of the type and salient features of the site; the same descriptive construction is common across languages.

Etymology

Kenai Fjords National Park may come from the local native name Kenai plus fjords, the long, deep sea inlets that glaciers cut into the coast. Calling it a National Park shows this protected place is famous for those glaciers and fjords, so the name tells you what you will see there.