by CoastView | Jan 26, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, January 2023, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Crescent River is formed by the junction of the North Fork and Lake Fork tributaries, and flows southeast for 12 miles (19 km) to the northern shore of Tuxedni Bay near the entrance on the western coast of Cook Inlet, about 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Homer and 51...
by CoastView | Jan 25, 2023 | 2023, Coastal Features, Islands, January 2023, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks, Washington
Destruction Island is part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge, located 3.5 miles (6 km) offshore from the Olympic Peninsula, about 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Port Angeles and 17 miles (27 km) south-southeast of La Push, Washington. Quillayute...
by CoastView | Jan 24, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, January 2023, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Bradley River is located on the Kenai Peninsula and flows northwest from Bradley Lake for 7 miles (11 km) to Kachemak Bay, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Homer, Alaska. The river is possibly named after John A. Bradley, a local prospector, and the name was first...
by CoastView | Jan 23, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Islands, January 2023, Natural History
Dodd Narrows is at the northwest end of Mudge Island, separating Mudge Island from Vancouver Island, about 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Vancouver and 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia. The Narrows is named after Charles Dodd, a ship captain and...
by CoastView | Jan 22, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features, Glaciers, January 2023, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Red River starts from the terminus of Red Glacier on the eastern flank of Mount Iliamna and flows southeast for 7 miles (11.3 km) through Lake Clark National Park and Preserve to the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 126 miles (203 km) southwest of Anchorage and 48...
by CoastView | Jan 21, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Biodiversity, Canneries, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, January 2023, Natural History, Parks
Kukak Bay is the site of a historical razor clam cannery on the western shore of Shelikof Strait, in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 132 miles (212 km) southwest of Homer and 77 miles (124 km) northwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The bay extends southwest into the...
