by CoastView | Apr 25, 2021 | 2021, Alaska, Beaches, Embayments, Parks
Hallo Bay is a bight on the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 122 miles (197 km) southwest of Homer and 76 miles (123 km) northwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The name was first published in 1868 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic...
by CoastView | Apr 24, 2021 | 2021, Alaska, Glaciers, Parks, Rivers
Dangerous River starts at Harlequin Lake 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 first reported in 1901 by Lieutenant Commander Moser...
by CoastView | Apr 23, 2021 | 2021, Alaska, Glaciers, Historical
La Perouse Glacier is located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, about 116 miles (187 km) southeast of Yakutat and 40 miles (65 km) northwest of Gustavus, Alaska. The glacier starts on the south slope of Mount Crillon, and flows south for 15 miles (24 km) to...
by CoastView | Apr 22, 2021 | 2021, British Columbia, Islands, Shipwrecks
Seabird Rocks are located near the mouth of Pachena Bay in Pacific Rim National Park and Reserve, about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Port Renfrew and 6 miles (10 km) south of Bamfield, British Columbia. This is where Soquel, a 698-ton four-masted schooner built in...
by CoastView | Apr 21, 2021 | 2021, Alaska, Historical, Islands
Fort Glenn was a World War II military base on the northeast coast of Umnak Island in the Eastern Aleutians, about 67 miles (108 km) southwest of Dutch Harbor and 49 miles (79 km) northeast of Nikolski, Alaska. The base was named in 1942 by the U.S. Army for Brigadier...
