by CoastView | Dec 25, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History
Bootlegger Cove, also known as Little Jakolof Cove, is the local name for a small shallow embayment on the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Homer and 7.6 miles (12 km) northwest of Seldovia, Alaska. The cove is surrounded by private...
by CoastView | Dec 20, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Natural History
Harrison Lagoon is about 0.5 miles (800 m) across, located on the west side of Port Wells in Prince William Sound, 66 miles (106 km) west-southwest of Valdez and 22 miles (35.5 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska. The local name was first reported in 1916 by J.W. Bagley...
by CoastView | Dec 19, 2022 | 2022, Best of 2022, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Sea Caves
Depoe Bay is a community located on a small natural embayment with the same name, 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of Lincoln City, and 12 miles (19 km) north of Newport, Oregon. The harbor is only 6 acres (2.4 ha) and is connected to the sea by a narrow chasm. Depoe...
by CoastView | Dec 18, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Kachemak, Natural History
China Poot Bay is a lagoon that dries at low tide to expose a tidal flat 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, located on the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay, 15.5 miles (25 km) northeast of Seldovia and 9.5 miles (15 km) southeast of Homer, Alaska. The lagoon is separated from...
by CoastView | Dec 17, 2022 | 2022, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Natural History
Tuck Narrows is located at the head of Tuck Inlet, about 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Tuck Inlet is a fjord with a depth of 260 feet (80 m), and an entrance sill depth of 34 feet (10.5 m). The inlet is named after Samuel Parker Tuck...
by CoastView | Dec 16, 2022 | 2022, Alaska, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, Shipwrecks
Nikiski Bay, formerly known as Nikishka Bay, is a bight in Upper Cook Inlet that extends southwest for 4 miles (6.5 km) from Boulder Point along the southeast shore of Gompertz Channel, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the community of Nikiski and about 14 miles (22.6 km)...
