by CoastView | Oct 12, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Communities, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Rivers
Kern Creek is between Portage and Girdwood on the northern shore of Turnagain Arm, about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Anchorage and 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Whittier, Alaska. The stream flows southwest for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the Chugach Mountains. The name...
by CoastView | Oct 11, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Land Use, Mines, Natural History, Parks, Rivers
Peterson Lagoon is the estuary of Peterson Creek that starts from the outlet of Peterson Lake at an elevation of 734 feet (224 m) on Auke Mountain and flows north-northwest for 4 miles (7 km) to the lagoon that connects to Eagle Harbor, about 56 miles (90 km)...
by CoastView | Oct 10, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Land Use, Natural History, Parks, Rivers, Shelter Cabins
Rabbit Creek starts in the Mulgrave Hills and flows southwest for 23 miles (37 km) through the File Mountains, also known as the Tahinichok Mountains, to the Chukchi Sea at the southern end of Imik Lagoon in Cape Krusenstern National Monument, about 96 miles (155 km)...
by CoastView | Oct 8, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features, Historical, Land Use, Natural History, October 2026, Parks, Rivers, Shelter Cabins
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aitiligauraq.wav Aitiligauraq Shelter Cabin sits in Cape Krusenstern National Monument, on the south bank of an unnamed creek that flows five miles (8 km) west from Eigaloruk Mountain to a...
by CoastView | Oct 6, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Communities, Historical, Land Use, Mines, October 2026, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Hope.wav Hope is a historic community on the Kenai Peninsula at the mouth of Resurrection Creek, on the south shore of Turnagain Arm in upper Cook Inlet, about 22 miles (35 km) southeast of...
by CoastView | Oct 5, 2023 | 2026, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, October 2026, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Kshwan-River.wav The Kshwan River rises at the retreating terminus of the Kshwan Glacier in the Cambria Icefield and flows south for about 10 miles (16 km), merging with the Sutton River...
