by CoastView | Nov 19, 2025 | 2025, Alaska, Embayments, Islands
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/OldmansBay.mp3 Oldmans Bay spans about 3 miles (4.8 km) across and is situated on the southwestern coast of Kalgin Island in Cook Inlet, about 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Homer and 30 miles...
by CoastView | Nov 9, 2025 | 2025, Alaska, Embayments, Islands
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Christmas-Island.mp3 Christmas Island, approximately 200 feet (61 m) across, is located between Beecher Pass and Duncan Canal, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Petersburg, Alaska. The name...
by CoastView | Nov 5, 2025 | 2025, Alaska, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Land Use, Mines, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Indian-Valley.mp3 Indian is an Alaska Railroad siding and small community at the entrance to a deep valley on the northern shore of Turnagain Arm, about 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Portage...
by CoastView | Nov 3, 2025 | 2025, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Anchor-Glacier.mp3 Anchor Glacier flows east for 3 miles (5 km) to Northwestern Fjord, which is located approximately 52 miles (84 km) east-northeast of Homer and 32 miles (52 km) southwest of...
by CoastView | Nov 1, 2025 | 2025, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Kachemak, Natural History, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mermaid-Island.mp3 Mermaid Island is located on McKeon Flats, a tidal flat formed by the Wosnesenski River as it flows into Neptune Bay, about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Seldovia and 8...
by CoastView | Oct 30, 2025 | 2025, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Shakun-Island.mp3 Shakun Islets is a group of grass-covered islands and submerged reefs extending 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north to south at the entrance of Swikshak Bay in Shelikof Strait, about...
