by CoastView | Sep 7, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Rivers
North Arm Salt Chuck is at the head of North Arm, an estuary about 5 miles (8 km) long at the end of Duncan Canal on Kupreanof Island, about 110 miles (177 km) southeast of Juneau and 13 miles (21 km) west of Petersburg, Alaska. The local name was recorded in 1960 by...
by CoastView | Sep 6, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Rivers
Sagavanirktok River, also known as the Sag River, starts between Endicott and Philip Smith Mountains in the Brooks Range and flows north for 110 miles (180 km) to the Beaufort Sea, about 105 miles (170 km) west of Kaktovik and 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Deadhorse,...
by CoastView | Sep 4, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Glaciers
South Sawyer Glacier starts in British Columbia and flows northwest for 31 miles (50 km) to the head of Tracy Arm, about 73 miles (118 km) north of Petersburg and 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska. The glacier was named in 1889 by Commander H.B. Mansfield...
by CoastView | Sep 2, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Rivers
Dam Creek flows south for 5 miles (8 km) from the southwest flank of Mount Iliamna to merge with West Glacier Creek near the head of Chinitna Bay, about 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Homer and 44 miles (71 km) southeast of Port Alsworth, Alaska. The local name was...
by CoastView | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Glaciers
Tsaa Glacier flows about 8 miles (13 km) southeast from the northeast flank of the Robinson Mountains and terminates in Tsaa Fjord, on the western coast of Icy Bay, about 147 miles (237 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska....
by CoastView | Aug 31, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Islands
Fairway Island is on 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 km) southwest of Wrangell, Alaska. The island was named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A.S....