by CoastView | Nov 15, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Best of 2023, Coastal Features, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Kustatan is a historical Dena’ina community on West Foreland, on the west side of Cook Inlet near the mouth of the Kustatan River, about 71 miles (115 km) southwest of Anchorage and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Kenai, Alaska. The last syllable ‘tan’...
by CoastView | Nov 14, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Best of 2023, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
Mekoryuk is a community situated at the western entrance to Shoal Bay on the northern shore of Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea, about 153 miles (246 km) west-southwest of Bethel and 80 miles (129 km) south of Hooper Bay, Alaska. Mekoryuk is the only community on the...
by CoastView | Jul 8, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Best of 2023, Biodiversity, Canneries, Communities, Embayments, July 2026, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ClarksPoint.mp3 Clark’s Point is a historic community and former salmon-cannery site on the eastern shore of Nushagak Bay, at the mouth of Clark Slough, about 57 miles (92 km)...
by CoastView | Jul 7, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Best of 2023, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, July 2026, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/NorthDawesGlacier.mp3 North Dawes Glacier originates in the Stikine Icefield at roughly 5,200 feet (1,585 m) on the western flank of Sheppard Peak and flows southwest for 15 miles (24 km) to a...
by CoastView | Jul 6, 2023 | 2026, Beaches, Best of 2023, Biodiversity, California, Communities, July 2026, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SalmonCreek.mp3 Salmon Creek starts at an elevation of 570 feet (174 m) and flows generally southwest for 19 miles (31 km), draining a watershed of 22,487 acres (9,100 ha) between the Northern...
