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Indianola, Miller Bay

Indianola is located on the north shore of Port Madison and east shore of Miller Bay on the Port Madison Indian Reservation, about 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Seattle and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Poulsbo, Washington.

Kern Creek, Turnagain Arm

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. 

Willy Island, Chemainus River Estuary

Willy Island is the largest of the Shoal Islands located just off the mouth of the Chemainus River on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Vancouver and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Sidney, British Columbia.

Peterson Lagoon, Eagle Harbor

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) south-southeast of Haines and 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Juneau, Alaska.

Rabbit Creek, Imik Lagoon

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) southeast of Point Hope and 53 miles (85 km) northwest of Kotzebue, Alaska.

Lucia, Big Sur

Lucia is a community in Monterey County located at an elevation of 354 feet (108 m) on the Big Sur coast, about 43 miles (69 km) south-southeast of Monterey and 8.5 miles (14 km) north-northwest of Plaskett, California.

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North Sawyer Glacier, Tracy Arm

Sawyer Glacier, also called North Sawyer Glacier, starts in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia at an elevation of about 6,600 feet (2,012 m) and flows generally west for 14 miles (23 km) to the Alaska border at an elevation of 3,600 feet (1,097 m) and then another 7 miles (11 km) to a terminus at sea level in Tracy Arm, about 78 miles (126 km) north of Petersburg and 53 miles (85 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.

Salt Chuck Mine, Kasaan Bay

Salt Chuck is a historical mining village at the head of Kasaan Bay on the eastern coast of Prince of Wales Island, about 39 miles (63 km) northwest of Ketchikan and 4.5 miles (7.3 km) southwest of Thorne Bay, Alaska.

James Island, Southern Gulf Islands

James Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in Haro Strait between Cordova Channel to the west and Sidney Channel to the east, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Victoria and 4 miles (6.5 km) southeast of Sidney, British Columbia.

Trask River, Tillamook Bay

Trask River is in northwestern Oregon, draining a mountainous timber-producing area of the Coast Range into Tillamook Bay, about 57 miles (92 km) west of Portland and 52 miles (84 km) south of Astoria, Oregon.

Table Bluff, Humboldt Bay

Table Bluff is a promontory and coastal plateau less than 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, with an elevation of 163 feet (50 m), at the base of South Spit, which encloses the southern portion of Humboldt Bay, about 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Eureka and 4.5 miles (7 km) northwest of Loleta, California.

Kitsault River, Alice Arm

Kitsault River drains a watershed area of about 113,668 acres (46,000 ha), including the Kitsault Glacier that flows out of the Cambria Icefield and several smaller glaciers, and flows generally south for 23 miles (37 km) through the Coast Mountains to the head of Alice Arm, about 37 miles (60 km) south-southeast of Stewart and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-northwest of Kitsault, British Columbia.

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