by CoastView | Jun 9, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Islands, June 2026, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PointRetreat.mp3 Point Retreat is a headland with a historic lighthouse on the Mansfield Peninsula at the northern tip of Admiralty Island, between Lynn Canal to the west and Saginaw Channel...
by CoastView | Jun 8, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, June 2026, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/DrewPoint.mp3 Drew Point is located at the eastern entrance to Smith Bay on the Beaufort Sea, about 81 miles (131 km) north-west of Nuiqsut and 70 miles (113 km) south-east of Utqiaġvik,...
by CoastView | Jun 6, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, June 2026, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/HubbardGlacier.mp3 Hubbard Glacier flows through Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park to its terminus in Disenchantment Bay, about 220 miles (355 km) east-south-east of Cordova and 32 miles (52...
by CoastView | Jun 4, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, June 2026, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ChinaPootCreek.mp3 China Poot Creek starts at an elevation of about 3,500 feet (1,067 m) on the western flank of the Kenai Mountains and flows for 5.6 miles (9 km) to China Poot Lake, also...
by CoastView | Jun 2, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Chemical Pollution, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Islands, June 2026, Land Use, Mines, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LaToucheIsland.mp3 The Beatson Copper Mine and the abandoned mining community of Latouche sit at the base of Mount Beatson, near Powder Point at the northwest tip of Latouche Island in Prince...
by CoastView | Jun 1, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, June 2026, Natural History, Shipwrecks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PointLena.mp3 Point Lena is located on Favorite Channel, between Point Stephens to the north and Point Louisa to the south, and is the site of a notorious historical shipwreck and the...
