by CoastView | Sep 20, 2023 | 2020, British Columbia, Communities, Embayments, Historical, Parks
Genoa Bay is located between Separation Point and Mount Tzouhalem on the north shore of Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island, about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Nanaimo and 5 miles (8 km) east-southeast of Duncan, British Columbia. The bay was named by Giovanni Baptiste...
by CoastView | Sep 12, 2023 | 2020, California, Coastal Features, Headlands, Parks
A viewing platform for seal and whale watching is at Laguna Point, part of MacKerricher State Park, and adjacent to MacKerricher State Marine Conservation Area, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Fort Bragg and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Cleone, California. The state park...
by CoastView | Sep 10, 2023 | 2020, Coastal Features, Historical, Oregon, Parks
Indian Sands is an archaeological site in Samuel H. Boardman State Park, about 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Brookings and 4.5 miles (7.3 km) southwest of Carpenterville, Oregon. The artifacts found at the Indian Sands site are older than known sites on the...
by CoastView | Aug 28, 2023 | 2020, Coastal Features, Oregon, Parks, Sea Caves
Natural Bridges Cove is an ancient punchbowl, or littoral sinkhole, along the Oregon Coast Trail in Samuel H. Boardman State Park, about 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Brookings and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Pistol River, Oregon. The punchbowl is about...
by CoastView | Aug 9, 2023 | 2020, Alaska, Beaches, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Parks
Kincaid Park is 1,517 acres (614 ha) located on Point Campbell between Knik and Turnagain Arms at the head of Cook Inlet, 5.2 miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The park was created in 1978 on the site of a deactivated Nike missile base. The park...
by CoastView | Aug 5, 2023 | 2020, Alaska, Embayments, Glaciers, Parks
Mount Saint Elias is located on the Alaska-Canada boundary in the Saint Elias Range, about 165 miles (266 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 67 miles 108 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska. Its name in Tlingit is Yasʼéitʼaa Shaa, meaning “mountain behind Icy...
