by CoastView | May 17, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, Embayments, Oregon
Nestucca Bay is an estuary of about 1,000 acres (405 ha) formed by a sand spit located where the Nestucca River meets the Pacific Ocean, about 38 miles (61 km) west of McMinnville and at Pacific City, Oregon. The Nestucca Spit separates the estuary from the ocean and...
by CoastView | May 14, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Beaches, Embayments, Parks
Hallo Bay is a bight in Shelikof Strait on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 122 miles (197 km) southwest of Homer and 76 miles (123 km) northwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The name was first published in 1868 by the U.S....
by CoastView | May 9, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Embayments, Natural History
Torch Bay is about 3 miles (4.8 km) long, located on the outer coast of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve about 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Cape Spencer, 52 miles (84 km) northwest of Hoonah and 41 miles (66 km) west-southwest of Gustavus, Alaska. The bay was...
by CoastView | May 8, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Embayments, Shipwrecks
McIver Bight is a cove on the southwestern coast of Unalaska Island, 825 miles (1,330 km) southwest of Anchorage and 38 miles (62 km) southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The local name was first published in the 1944 Aleutian Coast Pilot. McIver Bight forms the...
by CoastView | May 6, 2024 | 2024, Communities, Embayments, Lighthouses, Oregon, Shipwrecks
Yaquina Bay Light is located on the north shore of the entrance to Yaquina Bay, about 40 miles (65 km) west of Corvallis and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Newport, Oregon. Yaquina Bay is an estuary of the Yaquina River, approximately 2048 acres (829 ha) in area, with a...
by CoastView | May 2, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Natural History, Parks
Turner Glacier starts at an elevation of roughly 11,000 feet (3,353 m) on the eastern flank of Mount Cook in the Saint Elias Mountains and flows generally southeast for 21 miles (34 km) to Disenchantment Bay at the head of Yakutat Bay, about 214 miles (344 km)...