by CoastView | Oct 17, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Historical, Waterfalls
Beloit Glacier flows northeast for about 2 miles (3.2 km) from an unnamed ice field on the Kenai Peninsula to Blackstone Bay in Prince William Sound, about 86 miles (138 km) southwest of Valdez and 9 miles (15 km) south of Whittier, Alaska. Beloit Glacier is a...
by CoastView | Oct 13, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Historical, Natural History
Bryn Mawr Glacier flows southeast for about 4.5 miles (7 km) to Harvard Arm of College Fjord in northwestern Prince William Sound, about 52 miles (84 km) west of Valdez and 44 miles (71 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska. The terminus of Bryn Mawr Glacier is 1.8 miles...
by CoastView | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Freshwater, Glaciers, Historical, Land Use
Excelsior Glacier flows south for about 8 miles (13 km) from the Sargent Icefield on the Kenai Peninsula to its terminus at Big Johnstone Lake, formerly called Excelsior Lake, about 28 miles (45 km) west-southwest of Chenega Bay and 26 miles (42 km) southeast of...
by CoastView | Sep 25, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Freshwater, Glaciers, Historical, Land Use, Parks, Rivers
Grand Plateau Glacier starts on the north flank of Mount Fairweather in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains and flows generally northwest for 19 miles (31 km) where it splits into two terminal lobes, with the southern lobe flowing 6 miles (10 km) to...
by CoastView | Sep 23, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Historical
Wellesley Glacier flows for about 4.5 miles (7 km) from the Chugach Mountains and terminates at a lagoon on the west side of College Fjord, about 55 miles (89 km) west of Valdez and 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska. It was named for Wellesley College in...
by CoastView | Sep 14, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Glaciers, Historical, Land Use, Mines, Rivers
Portage is a historical community and railroad siding at milepost 64.2 on the Alaska Railroad at the head of Turnagain Arm in the Chugach National Forest, about 41 miles (66 km) south of Anchorage and 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Whittier, Alaska. Portage was once a...
