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Cottonwood Creek, Kachemak Bay

Cottonwood Creek is a stream on the Kenai Peninsula in Kachemak Bay State Park that flows south for about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the northern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Homer and 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Voznesenka, Alaska.

Kapaloak Creek, Cape Dyer

Kapaloak Creek starts from an elevation of roughly 1200 feet (366 m) in the Lisburne Hills and flows generally west for 8.5 miles (14 km) to Cape Dyer on the Chukchi Sea and the site of a historical Iñupiat village, about 110 miles (177 km) southwest of Point Lay and 25 miles (40 km) north-northeast of Point Hope, Alaska.

Akutan Whaling Station, Akutan Harbor

Alaska Whaling Company built a whaling station in 1912 on the south shore of Akutan Harbor on Akutan Island, about 34 miles (55 km) northeast of Dutch Harbor and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west-southwest of the village of Akutan, Alaska.

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Hesketh Island, Kachemak Bay

Dec 11, 2025

Hesketh Island is about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long, located on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Homer and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska.

Ugamak Island, Krenitzin Islands

Dec 9, 2025

Ugamak Island is approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 km) long and located in the Krenitzen Islands group, about 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Unalaska and 36 miles (58 km) east of Akutan, Alaska.

Pilot Point, Ugashik Bay

Dec 8, 2025

Pilot Point is a community on the eastern shore of Ugashik Bay, on the north coast of the Alaska Peninsula, 83 miles (134 km) south-southwest of King Salmon and 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Ugashik, Alaska.

Port Camden, Kuiu Island

Dec 6, 2025

Port Camden is an embayment on the northeast coast of Kuiu Island, about 36 miles (58 km) south-southwest of Petersburg, and 61 miles (98 km) northwest of Wrangell, Alaska.

Herring Islands, Kachemak Bay

Dec 4, 2025

The Herring Islands are located at the entrance to Tutka Bay, on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, 11 miles (18 km) south of Homer and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska.

Todd Cannery, Peril Strait

Dec 2, 2025

Todd is an abandoned cannery and a historical settlement on Lindenberg Harbor in Peril Strait, on the southern coast of Chichagof Island, 9 miles (15 km) west of Chatham Strait and 32 air miles (52 km) north-northeast of Sitka, Alaska.

Star of Bengal, China Cove

Dec 1, 2025

Star of Bengal is a shipwreck near China Cove, a small embayment about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) wide on the southeastern coast of Coronation Island, situated between Chatham and Sumner Straits, 93 miles (150 km) south-southeast of Sitka and 106 miles (171 km) northwest of Ketchikan, Alaska.