by CoastView | Feb 17, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, Embayments, Headlands, Islands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks, Washington
Point Robinson is the eastern point of Maury Island in Puget Sound and the site of a historic lighthouse, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Seattle and 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Tacoma, Washington. The point was named in 1841 by the United States Exploring...
by CoastView | Feb 15, 2024 | 2024, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
Halibut Island is about 0.4 miles (0.7 km) long and 0.1 miles (0.2 km) wide and 9.67 acres (3.9 ha), located off the east coast of Sidney Island in Haro Strait, about 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Victoria and 6 miles (10 km) east-southeast of Sidney, British...
by CoastView | Feb 8, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Deep Bay is an estuary about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) across, located on the western shore of Peril Strait, on the southern coast of Chichagof Island, about 74 miles (119 km) southwest of Juneau and 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Sitka, Alaska. The name is a translation by...
by CoastView | Feb 5, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Islands, Land Use, Parks
Kiukpalik Island is 1.3 miles (2 km) long and 0.6 miles (1 km) wide and is part of Katmai National Park and Preserve, but situated 2 miles (3.2 km) offshore from the Alaska Peninsula in Shelikof Strait, about 112 miles (181 km) east of King Salmon and 72 miles (116...
by CoastView | Feb 2, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Beaches, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Islands, Natural History, Rivers
Solivik Island is an Arctic barrier island that extends southwest for 16.5 miles (27 km) from Icy Cape Pass in the north to Utukok Pass in the south and forms the northern portion of Kasegaluk Lagoon, about 69 miles (111 km) southwest of Wainwright and 28 miles (45...
by CoastView | Jan 31, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Shelter Cabins
Kookoolik is a historical community, also known as Kukulik, located on Cape Kookoolik on the northern coast of Saint Lawrence Island, about 160 miles (258 km) southwest of Nome and 4 miles (6.5 km) east of Savoonga, Alaska. Kookoolik was one of several Saint Lawrence...
