by CoastView | Apr 24, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Shelter Cabins
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/SafetySound.mp3 Safety Sound is a lagoon along the Nome-Council Highway, formed by barrier beaches up to 14 feet (4.2 m) high that extend for 15 miles (24 km) along the north coast of Norton...
by CoastView | Apr 22, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BelugaSlough.mp3 Beluga Slough is formed by Bishops Beach and is the tidal estuary of a historical stream called Palmer Creek that drained a watershed on the southern flank of Diamond Ridge on...
by CoastView | Apr 20, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Unalakleet.mp3 Unalakleet is an Iñupiaq-Yup’ik community built on an ancient beach ridge at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m) at the mouth of the Unalakleet River on the eastern coast of...
by CoastView | Apr 19, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Canneries, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Chomley.mp3 Chomly is the site of a historic cannery and settlement on the south shore of West Arm Cholmondeley Sound on Prince of Wales Island, 28 miles (45 km) west-south-west of Ketchikan...
by CoastView | Apr 17, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Communities, Embayments, Hatcheries, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PortArmstrong.mp3 Port Armstrong is an embayment on the southeast coast of Baranof Island that extends west-southwest for 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from Point Eliza on Chatham Strait, about 59 miles...
by CoastView | Apr 15, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Embayments, Islands, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FlatIsland.mp3 The Flat Islands are situated about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) offshore and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Point Bede on the Kenai Peninsula along the southern shore of Kachemak Bay in...
