by CoastView | Sep 14, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Islands
Chenega is a village located on the western shore of Crab Bay, on the southeastern coast of Evans Island in Prince William Sound, about 84 miles (135 km) southwest of Cordova and 49 miles (79 km) east of Seward, Alaska. The village is named after the Chenega people,...
by CoastView | Sep 13, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Canneries, Historical, Islands
Port Wakefield is an abandoned cannery on the east coast of Raspberry Island, about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Kodiak and 14 miles (23 km) north-northwest of Port Lions, Alaska. The facility was named for Lowell Alvin Wakefield who is regarded as the founder of the...
by CoastView | Sep 3, 2023 | 2023, Historical, Islands, Rivers, Washington
James Island has an elevation of over 160 feet (50 m) and is located at the mouth of the Quillayute River, about 32 miles (52 km) south of Neah Bay and 0.6 miles (1 km) west of La Push, Washington. The island reputedly was named for Francis Wilcox James, a lighthouse...
by CoastView | Aug 31, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Embayments, Islands
Fairway Island is on the southeastern coast of Kuiu Island, in Sumner Strait at the entrance to Affleck Canal, about 86 miles (139 km) southeast of Sitka and 71 miles (115 km) southwest of Wrangell, Alaska. The island was named in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A.S....
by CoastView | Aug 25, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, August 2026, Historical, Islands
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ChankliutIsland.mp3 Chankliut Island is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long and 0.9 miles (1.5 km) wide and lies 6 miles (10 km) south of Castle Cape in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 240 miles (387 km)...
by CoastView | Aug 22, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, August 2026, Coastal Features, Islands
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JeannetteIsland.mp3 Jeannette Island is a barrier island about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) long and one of the McClure Islands, on the Beaufort Sea coast of the Arctic Ocean, roughly 92 miles (148 km)...
