by CoastView | May 13, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Glaciers, Parks, Rivers
Dangerous River starts at Harlequin Lake in the Brabazon Mountains of the Fairweather Range and flows southwest for 16 miles (26 km) to the Gulf of Alaska, about 102 miles (165 km) northwest of Gustavus and 50 miles (81 km) southeast of Yakutat, Alaska. The name was...
by CoastView | May 2, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Glaciers, Natural History, Parks
Turner Glacier starts at an elevation of roughly 11,000 feet (3,353 m) on the eastern flank of Mount Cook in the Saint Elias Mountains and flows generally southeast for 21 miles (34 km) to Disenchantment Bay at the head of Yakutat Bay, about 214 miles (344 km)...
by CoastView | Apr 22, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Coastal Features, Developments, Headlands, Islands, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks
Cape Spencer is a prominent headland in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve marking the northern entrance to Cross Sound adjacent to an area with numerous offshore islets, rocks, and islands, one of which, near the entrance to Dicks Arm, is the site of a historic...
by CoastView | Apr 20, 2024 | 2024, Coastal Features, Developments, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks, Rivers, Washington
Cape Disappointment is a prominent headland and navigational landmark with a historic lighthouse on the north side of the Columbia River, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Astoria, and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of Ilwaco, Washington. The cape was named in 1788 by British...
by CoastView | Apr 18, 2024 | 2024, Coastal Features, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Shipwrecks, Washington
Teahwhit Head is a rocky headland with a natural sea arch and the site of a historical shipwreck on the coast of Olympic National Park in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, about 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Forks and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south-southeast of...
by CoastView | Apr 14, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Glaciers, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Sudden Stream drains the Malaspina Coastal Plain, flowing generally south for 2 miles (3.2 km) from the outlet of Malaspina Lake, a proglacial lake at the terminus of the Malaspina Glacier, to a lagoon formed by a barrier spit called Schooner Beach on Yakutat Bay,...