Knik facts for kids

Knik may refer to:

Alaska

Landforms and natural phenomena

• Knik Arm, the northernmost extension of Cook Inlet
• Knik Glacier, a glacier in the Chugach Mountains
• Knik River, which runs from Knik Glacier to Knik Arm
• Knik wind

Media

• KMVN, a radio station at 105.7 FM, licensed to Anchorage, known by the call letters KNIK-FM from 1961 to 2009
• KNIK-LP, a low-power television station on channel 6, licensed to Anchorage
• Knik TV Mast, a guyed mast located between Anchorage and Wasilla, which transmits multiple Anchorage-area radio and television stations

Populated places

The following are in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough:

• Knik-Fairview, Alaska, a census-designated place (CDP) south of Wasilla
• Knik River, Alaska, a CDP southeast of Butte and Palmer
• Knik Site, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in the southeast corner of Knik-Fairview, containing the remnants of the former community of Knik

Proposed development projects

• Knik Arm Bridge, a proposal for a bridge across Knik Arm, plus connecting roads between downtown Anchorage and the George Parks Highway
• Knik Arm ferry, a proposal to make the same crossing of Knik Arm with a ferry

Other

• Knik Arms, an historic apartment/condominium building on the western edge of downtown Anchorage