by CoastView | Sep 28, 2022 | 2022, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers, Washington
Leque Island is located at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River on South Pass channel that separates Camano Island from the mainland, about 43 miles (69 km) north of Seattle and 0.6 miles (1 km) southwest of Stanwood, Washington. The island is named after Nels P....
by CoastView | Sep 25, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Coastal Features, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Lighthouses
Sitka Lighthouse is privately owned and located at the northwestern end of Galankin Island in Sitka Sound between the Beardslee Islands to the west and Ball Islets to the east, about 43 miles (69 km) southwest of Angoon and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Sitka,...
by CoastView | Sep 24, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, Islands, Land Use
Elizabeth Island is about 3 miles (4.8 km) across, and along with Perl Island and East Chugach Island, it is one of the three Chugach Islands located on the north side of Kennedy Entrance about 96 miles (155 km) north-northeast of Kodiak and 36 miles (58 km)...
by CoastView | Sep 23, 2022 | 2022, California, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use
Tuluwat Island, also known as Gunther Island or Indian Island, is the largest of three islands along with Woodley and Dalby Islands located in Humboldt Bay, situated about 5.5 miles (8.8 km) south-southwest of Arcata and within the city of Eureka, California. Although...
by CoastView | Sep 19, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Communities, Islands
Kitkatla is a small Tsimshian village on the north coast of Dolphin Island approximately 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. It is also called Lach Klan or Laxklan by the Tsimshian. The village is home to the GitxaaĊa First Nation government...
by CoastView | Sep 18, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Embayments, Islands
Seal Island is forested and uninhabited, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) across, and located in Prince William Sound, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Knight Island, and 58 miles (93 km) west-southwest of Cordova, Alaska. The name was first published in 1899 by the U.S. Coast...
