by CoastView | Jun 21, 2023 | 2026, Beaches, Best of 2024, Coastal Features, June 2026, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/OregonDunes.mp3 Umpqua Beach is in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area that extends for about 35 miles (56 km) along the coast from the Siuslaw River at Florence in the north to the Coos...
by CoastView | Jun 20, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Coastal Features, Embayments, Islands, June 2026, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NordykeIsland.mp3 Nordyke Island is about 35 feet (11 m) high, flat-topped and grass-covered, and located in Kamishak Bay, about 115 miles (186 km) northwest of Kodiak and 96 miles (155 km)...
by CoastView | Jun 19, 2023 | 2026, Biodiversity, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Historical, Islands, June 2026, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/RaceRocks.mp3 Race Rocks is a group of nine islets, including North Rock, West Race, Great Race, and Rosedale Rock, located about 1 mile (1.6 km) off Cape Calver on the southern tip of...
by CoastView | Jun 18, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Beaches, Coastal Features, Embayments, Historical, June 2026, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SumdumVillage.mp3 Sumdum is a historical Tlingit village of the S’awdaan Kwáan located north of Powers Creek at the northern end of Endicott Arm where it meets Holkham Bay in Tracy Arm-Fords...
by CoastView | Jun 17, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Climate Change, Embayments, Glaciers, June 2026, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TigertailGlacier.mp3 Tigertail Glacier begins at an elevation of about 2,850 feet (869 m) in the Sargent Icefield on the Kenai Peninsula and flows generally northeast for 3.3 miles (5.3 km),...
by CoastView | Jun 16, 2023 | 2026, California, Coastal Features, Developments, Historical, June 2026, Land Use, Natural History, Rivers
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/BixbyBridge.mp3 Bixby Creek starts at the confluence of Mill Creek and Turner Creek, which flow from an elevation of 2,500 feet (762 m) on the west flank of Skinner Ridge, for a total run of...
by CoastView | Jun 15, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Developments, Embayments, Hatcheries, June 2026, Land Use, Natural History
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/MainBay.mp3 Main Bay is an estuary on the Kenai Peninsula in Prince William Sound, between Port Nellie Juan to the west and Knight Island Passage to the east, about 81 miles (131 km) west of...
by CoastView | Jun 14, 2023 | 2026, Beaches, Coastal Features, Communities, Historical, June 2026, Land Use, Natural History, Oregon
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/NyeBeach.mp3 Nye Beach is situated in Newport between Agate Beach to the north and Yaquina Beach to the south, about 22 miles (35 km) south of Lincoln City and 1.9 miles (3 km) north of...
by CoastView | Jun 13, 2023 | 2026, Alaska, Biodiversity, Coastal Features, Embayments, Headlands, June 2026, Kachemak, Land Use, Natural History, Parks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/PointPogibshi.mp3 Point Pogibshi is a prominent flat-topped grassy headland with rocky sides about 50 feet (15 m) high on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, roughly 20 miles (23 km) southwest...
by CoastView | Jun 12, 2023 | 2026, British Columbia, Coastal Features, Historical, June 2026, Land Use, Lighthouses, Natural History, Parks, Shipwrecks
Listen to the article here https://coastview.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CapeBeale.mp3 Cape Beale is the site of a historic lighthouse marking the southern entrance to Barkley Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, about...
