by CoastView | Apr 9, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Natural History, Parks
North Crillon Glacier starts from a cirque at an elevation near 6,200 feet (1,890 m) on the west flank of Mount Crillon in the Fairweather Range, and flows generally southwest for 9 miles (15 km) and then makes an abrupt turn to the north and continues for another 3...
by CoastView | Apr 1, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Cascade Glacier starts from the western slope of Peak 7788 (2,374 m) in the Fairweather Range and flows generally west for 2.6 miles (4 km) to the head of Lituya Bay in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, about 97 miles (156 km) southeast of Yakutat and 67 miles...
by CoastView | Mar 28, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Natural History, Parks
Lawrence Glacier starts from several cirques situated at the northern extent of the Kenai Mountains at an elevation of roughly 3,000 feet (915 m) and flows generally northwest for 2.4 miles (4 km) to within a few hundred feet of tidewater at the south end of Willard...
by CoastView | Mar 20, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Beaches, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Pedersen Lagoon receives freshwater from proglacial lakes of the Addison and Pedersen glaciers that descend from the Harding Icefield in Kenai Fjords National Park on the western shore of Aialik Bay, about 64 miles (103 km) east-northeast of Homer and 19 miles (31 km)...
by CoastView | Mar 18, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Beaches, Climate Change, Embayments, Islands, Natural History
Bodfish Island is part of the Jones Island barrier chain between Cottle Island to the east and Bertoncini Island to the west, separating Simpson Lagoon from the Beaufort Sea, about 178 miles (286 km) southeast of Utqiagvik and 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Deadhorse,...
by CoastView | Mar 12, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Natural History
Shoup Glacier starts at an elevation of roughly 6,800 feet (2,073 m) in the Chugach Mountains between Mount Shouplina to the west and Mount Logan to the east, and flows 16 miles (26 km) generally south-southwest to Shoup Bay on the northwest shore of Port Valdez in...
