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We live on an edge. Our place is the boundary of
land and sea, the intersection of great geologic forces,
and the meeting place of many human cultures. These
edges concentrate richness.
Kachemak Bay joins two distinct landforms. The convoluted
south shore, its coves and islands, fjords and glacially
sculpted Kenai mountains - shaped by the force of
colliding tectonic plates. And the mudflats and straight
bluffs of the north shore, where rivers and streams
lace broad rolling uplands.
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Night and Day
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Nautical Chart of Kachemak Bay
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Where glacial melt water meets saltwater, whales, fish
and seabirds dine on the concentrations of plankton and
tiny fish. Where houses and industry spread, forest and
meadow retreat.
For thousands of years, people have traveled over land
and across the sea to live in the Kachemak Bay region. Early
cultures came from many directions to make this their home.
More recently, homesteaders and other pioneers journeyed
here from the Lower 48 and Europe. Russian Old Believers,
among the newest settlers, came from other continents seeking
cultural preservation.
Our place is a land of convergence.
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