by CoastView | Nov 29, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Shelter Cabins
Jack Bay is an estuary surrounded by the Chugach Mountains that extends southeast for 6 miles (10 km) from Valdez Arm in Prince William Sound, about 70 miles (113 km) northeast of Whittier and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Valdez, Alaska. In 1898, the bay was named by...
by CoastView | Nov 28, 2023 | 2023, Best of 2025, Coastal Features, Developments, Headlands, Land Use, Natural History, Washington
Restoration Point is a conspicuous ledge on the southern end of Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound, about 7 miles (11 km) east-northeast of Bremerton and 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest of Seattle, Washington. The ledge is formed by an ancient wave-eroded platform that...
by CoastView | Nov 27, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Shaw Island is located in Katmai National Park and Preserve, 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the Alaska Peninsula near the entrance to Kamishak Bay on the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 119 miles (192 km) east-northeast of King Salmon and 79 miles (127 km) southwest of...
by CoastView | Nov 15, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features, December 2026, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Kustatan.wav Kustatan is a historical Dena’ina community on West Foreland, on the west side of Cook Inlet near the mouth of the Kustatan River, about 71 miles (115 km) southwest of Anchorage...
by CoastView | Nov 14, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, December 2026, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Mekoryuk.wav Mekoryuk is a community situated at the western entrance to Shoal Bay on the northern shore of Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea, about 153 miles (246 km) west-southwest of Bethel...
by CoastView | Nov 13, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features, December 2026, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Mines, Natural History, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Lost-River.wav Lost River rises at an elevation of about 1,400 feet (427 m) on the southern flank of the York Mountains on the Seward Peninsula, and flows south for about 10 miles (16 km)...
