by CoastView | Oct 14, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Developments, Headlands, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
The Pacific Spaceport Complex is a launch facility for sub-orbital and orbital launch vehicles located on Kodiak Island, about 180 miles (290 km) southeast of King Salmon and 25.5 miles (41 km) south of Kodiak, Alaska. The facility is owned and operated by the Alaska...
by CoastView | Oct 12, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
Willy Island is the largest of the Shoal Islands located just off the mouth of the Chemainus River on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Vancouver and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Sidney, British Columbia. The island is part...
by CoastView | Oct 7, 2023 | 2023, Beaches, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Washington
Hedley Spit is a sand deposit with an elevation of about 3.5 feet (1 m), located on Bainbridge Island at Point Monroe, north of Faye Bainbridge State Park, about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Seattle and 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Port Madison, Washington. For...
by CoastView | Sep 28, 2023 | 2023, Islands, Land Use, Parks, Washington
Little Sucia Island is part of an archipelago of ten islands including Sucia Island, Ewing, Justice, Herndon, Cluster Islands, and several smaller unnamed islands, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Bellingham and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Eastsound, Washington. The...
by CoastView | Sep 28, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Developments, Islands, Land Use
Fire Island is about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) long, located at the head of Cook Inlet within the Municipality of Anchorage, about 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Hope and 9 miles (14.5 km) southwest of downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The island was named “Turnagain...
by CoastView | Sep 27, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Developments, Islands, Land Use
Strongtide Islet is part of the Chatham Islands that are off the southern coast of Vancouver Island, about 5.4 miles (8.7 km) east-northeast of Victoria and 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of Oak Bay, British Columbia. The Chatham Islands were given their current name in...
