by CoastView | Jun 9, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Islands, June 2026, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PointRetreat.mp3 Point Retreat is a headland with a historic lighthouse on the Mansfield Peninsula at the northern tip of Admiralty Island, between Lynn Canal to the west and Saginaw Channel...
by CoastView | Jun 3, 2026 | 2026, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Islands, June 2026, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/QueenCharlotte.mp3 The community of Daajing Giids, historically known as Queen Charlotte, is situated on the northern shore of Skidegate Inlet on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago,...
by CoastView | Jun 2, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Chemical Pollution, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Islands, June 2026, Land Use, Mines, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LaToucheIsland.mp3 The Beatson Copper Mine and the abandoned mining community of Latouche sit at the base of Mount Beatson, near Powder Point at the northwest tip of Latouche Island in Prince...
by CoastView | May 30, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Coastal Features, Islands, Land Use, May 2026, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/UngaIsland.mp3 Unga Island is part of the Shumagin Islands, situated south of the Alaska Peninsula in the Gulf of Alaska, about 64 miles (103 km) north-east of King Cove and 11 miles (18 km)...
by CoastView | May 27, 2026 | 2026, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Communities, Islands, Land Use, May 2026, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FalseNarrows.mp3 False Narrows is a waterway 10 to 30 feet (3-9 m) deep, navigable only by small boats with local knowledge, and about 1.3 miles (2 km) long, separating Gabriola Island to the...
by CoastView | May 21, 2026 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Embayments, Islands, Kachemak, Land Use, May 2026, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GullIsland.mp3 Gull Island is roughly 633 feet (193 m) long and 93 feet (28 m) high and is located about 0.6 miles (1 km) northwest of Moosehead Point near the entrance to Peterson Bay on the...
