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Inverness, Tomales Bay

Inverness, Tomales Bay

by CoastView | Oct 15, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Biodiversity, California, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Natural History, Parks

Inverness is a community on the southwest shore of Tomales Bay, about 19 miles (14.5 km) southeast of Bodega Bay and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Point Reyes Station, California. The community was named after Inverness, Scotland by a Scottish landowner. Inverness...
Peterson Lagoon, Eagle Harbor

Peterson Lagoon, Eagle Harbor

by CoastView | Oct 11, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Land Use, Mines, Natural History, Parks, Rivers

Peterson Lagoon is the estuary of Peterson Creek that starts from the outlet of Peterson Lake at an elevation of 734 feet (224 m) on Auke Mountain and flows north-northwest for 4 miles (7 km) to the lagoon that connects to Eagle Harbor, about 56 miles (90 km)...
Rabbit Creek, Imik Lagoon

Rabbit Creek, Imik Lagoon

by CoastView | Oct 10, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers, Shelter Cabins

Rabbit Creek starts in the Mulgrave Hills and flows southwest for 23 miles (37 km) through the File Mountains, also known as the Tahinichok Mountains, to the Chukchi Sea at the southern end of Imik Lagoon in Cape Krusenstern National Monument, about 96 miles (155 km)...
Kshwan River, Hastings Arm

Kshwan River, Hastings Arm

by CoastView | Oct 5, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers

Kshwan River starts from the terminus of the retreating Kshwan Glacier in the Cambria Icefield and flows south for 10 miles (16 km) where it merges with the Sutton River and then continues for another 3 miles (5 km) to the head of Hastings Arm, about 95 miles (153 km)...
Moclips, Mocrocks Beach

Moclips, Mocrocks Beach

by CoastView | Oct 3, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, Natural History, Rivers, Washington

Moclips is a coastal community located between the south shore of the Moclips River and Mocrocks Beach. It is situated about 83 miles (134 km) west of Tacoma and 27 miles (44 km) northwest of Aberdeen, Washington. With its stunning natural surroundings and rich...
Chemainus, Stuart Channel

Chemainus, Stuart Channel

by CoastView | Oct 2, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Communities, Developments, Land Use

Chemainus is a community founded as a logging town in 1858 on the western shore of Stuart Channel located on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Vancouver and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Sidney, British Columbia. The town...
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