by CoastView | Oct 20, 2024 | 2024, California, Coastal Features, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, October 2024, Parks
The Golden Gate is a turbulent strait about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, between Lime Point to the north and Fort Point to the south, that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west-northwest of downtown San Francisco and 2.2 miles (3.5 km)...
by CoastView | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Developments, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, Lighthouses, October 2024, Parks
The Lucy Islands is a small group of islets and reefs situated 26 miles (42 km) south of the Alaska border at the intersection of Brown Passage and Chatham Sound, about 83 miles (134 km) southeast of Ketchikan and 12 miles (19 km) west of Prince Rupert, British...
by CoastView | Oct 15, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, October 2024, Parks
The Chiswell Islands are a group of rocky and uninhabited islands in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge situated at the entrance to Aialik Bay on the south coast of Kenai Fjords National Park, about 67 miles (108 km) east of Homer and 35 miles (56 km) south...
by CoastView | Oct 12, 2024 | 2024, Coastal Features, Developments, Headlands, Historical, Land Use, October 2024, Oregon, Parks
Tillamook Head is a steep rocky promontory with an elevation of approximately 1,200 feet (366 m), located in Ecola State Park, about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Seaside and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Cannon Beach, Oregon. The promontory is named after the...
by CoastView | Oct 10, 2024 | 2024, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Islands, Land Use, October 2024, Parks
Kendrick Island is surrounded by Wakes Cove Provincial Park near the eastern entrance to Gabriola Passage, 0.1 miles (0.2 km) off the northeast coast of Valdes Island, about 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Vancouver and 12 miles (19 km) east-southeast of Nanaimo,...
by CoastView | Oct 7, 2024 | 2024, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, October 2024, Parks, Waterfalls
Taz Basin is a small cove on the west coast of Granite Island, one of the Chiswell Islands on the south coast of Kenai Fjords National Park, about 61 miles (98 km) east of Homer and 34 miles (55 km) south-southwest of Seward, Alaska. The cove is a remarkable natural...
