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 | 2026, Alaska, Historical, Islands, July 2026
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FairwayRock.mp3 Fairway Rock is located in the Bering Strait, 17 miles (27 km) offshore from Cape Prince of Wales at the western end of the Seward Peninsula, about 11 miles (18 km)...
by CoastView | Jul 27, 2023 | 2026, British Columbia, Embayments, Historical, Islands, July 2026, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PorlierPass.mp3 Porlier Pass separates Valdes Island to the north from Galiano Island to the south in the Southern Gulf Islands of Georgia Strait, about 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Vancouver...
by CoastView | Jul 23, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Islands, July 2026, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SandmanReefs.mp3 The Sandman Reefs are a group of islets, reefs, and wave-washed rocks in the Eastern Aleutian Islands near the western end of the Alaska Peninsula, about 78 miles (126 km)...
by CoastView | Jul 22, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Coastal Features, Islands, July 2026, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AugustineVolcano.mp3 Burr Point is a headland on Augustine Island in Kamishak Bay, on the western margin of lower Cook Inlet, about 108 miles (174 km) north-northwest of Kodiak and 69 miles...
by CoastView | Jul 16, 2023 | 2026, British Columbia, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Islands, July 2026, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Penelakut.mp3 Penelakut Island lies between Stuart Channel to the west and Trincomali Channel to the east in the southern Gulf Islands, about 40 miles (65 km) north-northwest of Victoria and...
