by CoastView | Nov 29, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Shelter Cabins
Jack Bay is an estuary surrounded by the Chugach Mountains that extends southeast for 6 miles (10 km) from Valdez Arm in Prince William Sound, about 70 miles (113 km) northeast of Whittier and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Valdez, Alaska. In 1898, the bay was named by...
by CoastView | Nov 27, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Shaw Island is located in Katmai National Park and Preserve, 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the Alaska Peninsula near the entrance to Kamishak Bay on the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 119 miles (192 km) east-northeast of King Salmon and 79 miles (127 km) southwest of...
by CoastView | Nov 25, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Developments, Embayments
Broken Oar Cove is an embayment on the southeast coast of Yakutat Bay and the site of a logging operation, about 208 miles (335 km) northwest of Juneau and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) northeast of Yakutat, Alaska. Sawmill Cove is a southern extension of Broken Oar Cove and is...
by CoastView | Nov 24, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Communities, Historical
Nunagiak is an abandoned village at Point Belcher that dates to the prehistorical Thule culture, located about 78 miles (126 km) southwest of Utqiaġvik and 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Wainwright, Alaska. This coastline is a barrier beach that rises 6 to 10 feet (2-3...
by CoastView | Nov 22, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Embayments, Natural History, Parks
Cape Kubugakli is a prominent headland on Shelikof Strait that forms the southwest coast of Kashvik Bay and marks the southern coastal boundary of Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 98 miles (158 km) west-northwest of Kodiak and 75 miles (121 km) southeast of...
by CoastView | Nov 21, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Rivers
Dutton is a historical mining camp at the mouth of Ptarmigan Creek at the head of Cottonwood Bay, about 78 miles (126 km) west of Homer and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Pedro Bay, Alaska. Ptarmigan Creek flows east for 10 miles (16 km) through the Chigmit Mountains...