by CoastView | Jun 17, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Climate Change, Embayments, Glaciers, Natural History
Tigertail Glacier starts at an elevation of about 2,850 feet (869 m) in the Sargent Icefield on the Kenai Peninsula and flows generally northeast for 3.3 miles (5.3 km) and terminates 0.2 miles (0.3 km) from the western shore of Nassau Fjord, which is a northern arm...
by CoastView | Jun 8, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Natural History, Parks
Hubbard Glacier originates from icefields at an elevation of around 11,000 feet (3,400 m) in the Centennial Range of the Saint Elias Mountains in Kluane National Park and Reserve and flows about 48 miles (77 km) to the Alaska border and then continues for another 28...
by CoastView | May 25, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Glaciers, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Tyndall Glacier starts at an elevation of about 10,000 feet (3,050 m) in the Saint Elias Mountains near the Canadian border, between Mount Huxley to the west and Mount Saint Elias to the east, and flows generally south-southwest for 13 miles (21 km) to the head of...
by CoastView | Jan 24, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Bradley River is located on the Kenai Peninsula and flows generally northwest for 7 miles (11 km) from Bradley Lake at an elevation of 1,090 feet (332 m) to Kachemak Bay, about 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Ninilchik and 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Homer, Alaska....
by CoastView | Jan 22, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features, Glaciers, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Red River starts from the terminus of Red Glacier on the eastern flank of Mount Iliamna and flows southeast for 7 miles (11.3 km) through Lake Clark National Park and Preserve to the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 126 miles (203 km) southwest of Anchorage and 48...
by CoastView | Jan 4, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers
Harriman Glacier is 8 miles (13 km) long, and trends northeast to its terminus at the head of Harriman Fjord, in Prince William Sound, about 74 miles (119 km) west-southwest of Valdez and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska. It was named by members of the...
