by CoastView | Nov 13, 2023 | 2023, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, Land Use, Mines, Natural History, Rivers
Lost River starts at an elevation of 1400 feet (427 m) on the south flank of the York Mountains on the Seward Peninsula and flows south for 9.5 miles (15 km) to the Bering Sea, about 86 miles (138 km) northwest of Nome and 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Wales, Alaska....
by CoastView | Nov 6, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Communities, Developments, Land Use, Natural History, October 2026, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Kotlik.wav Kotlik is a Yup’ik community on the banks of the Kotlik and Little Kotlik rivers, where they meet near Apoon Pass in the Yukon River Delta, about five miles (8 km) inland from the...
by CoastView | Nov 3, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Climate Change, Coastal Features, Communities, Land Use, Natural History, November 2026, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Quinhagak.wav Quinhagak, or Kwinhagak, is a Central Yup’ik community on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta near the mouth of the Kanektok River, about 73 miles (118 km) south of Bethel and 45 miles (72...
by CoastView | Nov 1, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Beaches, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Communities, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, November 2026, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Moses-Point.wav Moses Point is a fish camp situated at the mouth of the Kwiniuk River on the northern shore of Norton Bay, about 100 miles (160 km) east of Nome and 31 miles (50 km) southwest...
by CoastView | Oct 27, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Beaches, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Communities, Developments, Embayments, Land Use, Natural History, November 2026, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Wainwright.wav Wainwright is an Iñupiat community on a barrier beach between the Chukchi Sea and Wainwright Inlet, a coastal lagoon formed by the Kuk River, about 94 miles (151 km) northeast...
by CoastView | Oct 26, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, Land Use, Natural History, November 2026, Parks, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Ninagiak-Island.wav Ninagiak Island is about 1.2 miles (2 km) long and 0.2 miles (0.32 km) wide, located in Hallo Bay near the mouth of the Ninagiak River on the south coast of the Alaska...