The Kenai River is named for its location. The Kenai River is located in Alaska. To be more specific, it is located in the Kenai Peninsula of south central Alaska.

Seward is farther south than Kenai, Alaska.

In the Kenai Peninsula located southeast of Anchorage.

There are two major peninsulas located in Alaska. These peninsulas include Seward Peninsula and Kenai Peninsula. Of these two peninsulas it is Kenai Peninsula that is located farther south.

The Kenai is farther south.