by CoastView | Aug 2, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Headlands, Islands, Lighthouses
Helen Point is located on the northwestern corner of Mayne Island and has a light and range marker to aid navigation through Active Pass, about 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Vancouver and 14.5 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Sidney, British Columbia. Helen Point...
by CoastView | Jul 30, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Historical, Islands
Fairway Rock is located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Little Diomede Island, and 15 miles (24 km) west of Cape Prince of Wales, at the western end of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. The rock is 534 feet (163 m) high, square-headed, and steep-sided. The rock was...
by CoastView | Jul 27, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History
Porlier Pass separates Galiano and Valdes Islands in the Southern Gulf Islands of Georgia Strait, about 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Vancouver and 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of Ladysmith, British Columbia. The pass was named in 1791 by José Maria Narváez,...
by CoastView | Jul 23, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
The Sandman Reefs are a group of islets, reefs, and wave-washed rocks between the Pavlof Islands and Deer Island in the north, and extending south almost to the Sanak Islands, about 78 miles (126 km) southwest of Sand Point and 24 miles (39 km) south of King Cove,...
by CoastView | Jul 22, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Islands, Natural History
Burr Point is a headland on Augustine Volcano in Cook Inlet, about 108 miles (174 km) north-northwest of Kodiak and 69 miles (111 km) southwest of Homer, Alaska. Burr Point was reputedly named in 1914 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey for the burr-like appearance...
by CoastView | Jul 16, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
Penelakut Island is located in the southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland, about 40 miles (65 km) north-northwest of Victoria and 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Vancouver, British Columbia. The island was formerly known as Kuper Island and was...
