by CoastView | Aug 5, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Johns Hopkins Glacier starts at an elevation of about 8,000 feet (2,438 m) on the eastern flank of Mount Lituya in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains and flows generally east-northeast for 13 miles (21 km) to the head of Johns Hopkins Inlet in Glacier...
by CoastView | Aug 4, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers, Waterfalls
Kasnyku Falls is a waterfall located on Kasnyku Creek that drains Kasnyku Lake from an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) on the northeast coast of Baranof Island and flows about 1 mile (1.6 km) to Waterfall Cove on Chatham Strait, about 23 miles (37 km) south-southwest of...
by CoastView | Aug 3, 2022 | 2022, Biodiversity, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Albion River starts at an elevation of about 1,050 feet (320 m) in the California Coast Ranges and flows generally west-southwest for 18 miles (29 km) draining a watershed of about 27,520 acres (11,140 ha) and enters the Pacific Ocean at Albion Cove, about 22 miles...
by CoastView | Aug 2, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Biodiversity, Communities, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Shelter Cabins
Ukivok is a historical Iñupiat village on Uġiuvak Island, also known as King Island which is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) across with very steep slopes on all sides and a distinctive double-peaked summit situated in the Bering Sea, about 86 miles (138 km) west-northwest...
by CoastView | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, Beaches, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers, Washington
Pacific Beach is a community situated at the mouth of Joe Creek, where the estuary is a strongly stratified lagoon with freshwater overlying saline water caused by a shallow sill that restricts circulation, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Hoquiam and 11 miles (18...
by CoastView | Jul 31, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Kachemak, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Moss Harbor is a low tide lagoon at the head of China Poot Bay on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Seldovia and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Homer, Alaska. China Poot Bay is nearly dry at low water, and a narrow channel along...
