by CoastView | Sep 6, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Embayments, Islands, September 2026
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FairwayIsland.mp3 Fairway Island lies off the southeastern coast of Kuiu Island, in Sumner Strait at the entrance to Affleck Canal, about 86 miles (139 km) southeast of Sitka and 71 miles (115...
by CoastView | Sep 4, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Embayments, Glaciers, September 2026
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LituyaGlacier.mp3 Lituya Glacier rises on the south flank of Mount Wilbur in the Fairweather Range and flows west for eight miles (13 km) to Desolation Valley, then turns southeast and...
by CoastView | Sep 2, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Communities, Rivers, September 2026
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pleasantside.mp3 Glacier Creek rises on an unnamed glacier on the south flank of Goat Mountain in the Chugach Mountains and flows 10 miles (16 km) southwest to Turnagain Arm near Girdwood,...
by CoastView | Aug 31, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, August 2026, Historical, Islands
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ChankliutIsland.mp3 Chankliut Island is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long and 0.9 miles (1.5 km) wide and lies 6 miles (10 km) south of Castle Cape in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 240 miles (387 km)...
by CoastView | Aug 30, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, August 2026, Coastal Features, Hatcheries, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BlindSlough.mp3 Blind Slough is a roughly 4-mile (6.5 km) estuary that forms the lower reach of the Blind River, which flows northwest across Mitkof Island to Wrangell Narrows, about 24 miles...
by CoastView | Aug 28, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, August 2026, Coastal Features, Islands
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JeannetteIsland.mp3 Jeannette Island is a barrier island about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long and one of the McClure Islands, on the Beaufort Sea coast of the Arctic Ocean, roughly 92 miles (148 km)...
