by CoastView | Apr 9, 2023 | 2023, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Canneries, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
North Pacific Cannery was built in 1889 on 183 acres (74 ha) of Crown land on the north shore of Inverness Passage across from Smith Island and near the mouth of the Skeena River, about 70 miles (113 km) southwest of Terrace and 9 miles (14.5 km) south-southeast of...
by CoastView | Apr 8, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Biodiversity, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Aguchik River starts at the terminus of Aguchik Glacier at an elevation of about 1,060 feet (323 m) and flows generally southeast for 8 miles (13 km) to the head of Kukak Bay in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 138 miles (222 km) southwest of Homer and 80...
by CoastView | Apr 7, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Coastal Features, Developments, Islands, Lighthouses, Natural History
Five Fingers is a group of islets and the site of a historic lighthouse situated at the southern entrance to Stephens Passage, about 67 miles (108 km) east-northeast of Sitka and 41 miles (66 km) northwest of Petersburg, Alaska. Stephens Passage was named in 1794 by...
by CoastView | Apr 5, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Embayments, Islands, Natural History, Sea Caves
Roller Bay is located on the west coast of Noyes Island near a prehistoric rock shelter on Cape Addington to the south, and Cape Ulitka to the north, about 122 miles (196 km) southeast of Sitka and 24 miles (39 km) west of Craig, Alaska. The bay was named in 1923 by...
by CoastView | Apr 3, 2023 | 2023, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Lighthouses, Natural History
Sheringham Point is the site of a historic lighthouse located on the southern shore of Vancouver Island and on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, between Otter Point to the east and Point No Point to the west, about 26 miles (42 km) west-southwest of Victoria and 7 miles (11...
by CoastView | Apr 2, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Biodiversity, Developments, Embayments, Hatcheries, Islands, Natural History
Lake Bay is the site of a salmon hatchery on the southern coast of Esther Island in northwestern Prince William Sound, and the deglaciated fjord extends 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest from Wells Passage, about 63 miles (101 km) west-southwest of Valdez and 20 miles (32...
