by CoastView | Jul 3, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Beaches, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Parks
Platinum is a mining community located on the Smalls River at the base of South Spit in Goodnews Bay, about 123 miles (198 km) south of Bethel and 11 miles (18 km) southwest of the village of Goodnews, Alaska. Goodnews Bay was originally called Imagpiguak by the...
by CoastView | Jul 2, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Islands, Parks
Sidney Island is one of the southern Gulf Islands located in Haro Strait, about 45 miles (73 km) south-southwest of Vancouver and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) east of Sidney, British Columbia. The original name for the island was Sallas Island, but in 1859, it was renamed by...
by CoastView | Jun 30, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Best of 2021, Canneries, Developments, Embayments, Headlands, Historical, Islands
Alitak is a historical salmon cannery and fish processing plant located on Lazy Bay at the southern end of Kodiak Island, about 152 miles (245 km) southeast of King Salmon and 92 miles (148 km) southwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The cannery is named after Cape Alitak, a...
by CoastView | Jun 21, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Shipwrecks
Arness Dock is in Nikiski Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, about 58 miles (94 km) southwest of Anchorage and 13 miles (21 km) north-northwest of Kenai, Alaska. Nikiski Bay is named for a former Dena’ina village and boat landing reported as “Nikishka No....
by CoastView | Jun 19, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Lighthouses, Shipwrecks
The Scotch Cap Light is located on the southwest corner of Unimak Island, and the eastern shore of Unimak Pass, about 714 miles (1151 km) southwest of Anchorage and 81 miles (131 km) northeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The light provides a navigational aid at the...
by CoastView | Jun 14, 2024 | 2024, British Columbia, Developments, Historical, Islands, Lighthouses, Shipwrecks
Triple Island is the site of a large manned light station in Brown Passage, about 83 miles (134 km) south-southeast of Ketchikan and 22 miles (35 km) west-southwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Brown Passage is a deep ocean channel connecting the western...
