by CoastView | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Parks
Hogg Island is the site of a historical fox farm and herring reduction plant situated in Bluefox Bay on Shelikof Strait and the northwest coast of Afognak Island, about 91 miles (147 km) southwest of Homer and 47 miles (76 km) north-northwest of Kodiak, Alaska....
by CoastView | Sep 25, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Freshwater, Glaciers, Historical, Land Use, Parks, Rivers
Grand Plateau Glacier starts on the north flank of Mount Fairweather in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains and flows generally northwest for 19 miles (31 km) where it splits into two terminal lobes, with the southern lobe flowing 6 miles (10 km) to...
by CoastView | Sep 13, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Biodiversity, Canneries, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Freshwater, Historical, Parks, Rivers
Togiak River starts at Togiak Lake and drains a watershed of 1,279,512 acres (517,800 ha), flowing generally southwest for 58 miles (93 km) to a wetland marsh about 4 miles (6 km) wide where the river channel splits, with the east channel flowing past the village of...
by CoastView | Sep 11, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Land Use, Parks
China Beach is a small sandy cove on the South Bay of the Golden Gate tucked between Lands End and Baker Beach, once used as a campsite by Chinese fishermen, about 7 miles (11 km) north of Daly City and 5 miles (8 km) west of downtown San Francisco, California. The...
by CoastView | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024, Beaches, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Parks
Strawberry Hill is part of Neptune State Park, situated between Nancy Creek and Bob Creek, about 19 miles (31 km) north of Florence and 5 miles (8 km) south of Yachats, Oregon. The Strawberry Hill Rocky Shore Area is a series of basalt outcrops along the base of Cape...
by CoastView | Sep 7, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Canneries, Chemical Pollution, Developments, Embayments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, Mines, Parks
Greens Creek Mine is the 5th largest silver producer in the world, located on the eastern shore of Hawk Inlet on Admiralty Island, about 77 miles (124 km) north-northeast of Sitka and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Juneau, Alaska. Admiralty Island is 96 miles (155 km)...