Few places provide as awe-inspiring a maritime landscape within ... as the 16,000-square-mile Kenai Peninsula, which hangs from the coast of Southcentral Alaska like an emerald pendant earring.

Sparsely populated, the Kenai Peninsula is 25,600 square miles ... The southern part of the Kenai closest to the Gulf of Alaska enjoys the moderating affect of the relatively warm Pacific Ocean ...

As temperatures rise on the Kenai Peninsula, freshwater quality is expected to change — affecting both salmon and humans, new research suggests.