Cook Inlet
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Cook Inlet stretches 180 miles from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage.
The navigational light at the southwestern tip of Elizabeth Island demarcates the boundary between Cook Inlet and the Gulf of Alaska
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Cook Inlet seen from Clam Gulch
Turnagain Arm
Mudflat
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Mudflats or mud flats, also known as tidal flats or, in Ireland, slob or slobs, are coastal wetlands that form in intertidal areas where sediments have been deposited by tides or rivers. A global anal
Cook Inlet
…speed of the water increases, creating very powerful currents with speeds of up to 6 knots (7 miles per hour). While lined with large areas of silt and mudflats, the central and upper inlet is filled with narrow troughs that may be 150 to 300 feet (50 to 100 meters) deep. These, along with the tides, provide a…
Aerial view of rocky tidal flats off the coast of Roscoff, Brittany, France
Mudflats near Oban on Stewart Island, New Zealand
Gulls feeding on mudflats in Skagit Bay, Washington, United States
Mudflats in Brewster, Massachusetts, United States, extending hundreds of yards offshore at the low tide. The line of Wrack (seaweed) and seashells in the foreground indicates the high-water mark.