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Egg Island, Sedanka Pass
Egg Island is about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) wide, located 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast across Sedanka Pass from Cape Sedanka on Sedanka Island and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) southeast of Old Man Rocks in the Fox Islands of the Aleutian Archipelago, about 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Akutan and 20 miles (32 km) east-southeast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
Igalik Island, Dease Inlet
Igalik Island is an Arctic barrier island, the easternmost of the Plover Islands, approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) long, located at the entrance to Dease Inlet, about 36 miles (58 km) east-southeast of Utqiagvik, Alaska.
Yukon Island, Kachemak Bay
Yukon Island, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, is situated on the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Homer, Alaska.
Kitten Pass, Pye Islands
Kitten Pass is a water passage between Rabbit Island and Outer Island, in the Pye Islands group of the Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge, about 48 miles (77 km) east-southeast of Seldovia, and 63 miles (102 km) southwest of Seward, Alaska.
Alitak Lagoon, Tanner Head
Alitak Lagoon lies 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Cape Alitak on Tanner Head at the southern end of Kodiak Island, 93 miles (150 km) southwest of the community of Kodiak, Alaska.
Christmas Island, Beecher Pass
Christmas Island, approximately 200 feet (61 m) across, is located between Beecher Pass and Duncan Canal, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Petersburg, Alaska.
Eastland Creek, Kachemak Bay
Eastland Creek is a stream on the Kenai Peninsula that flows south for 3 miles (5 km) to Kachemak Bay, about 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Homer, Alaska.
Indian Valley, Turnagain Arm
Indian is an Alaska Railroad siding and small community at the entrance to a deep valley on the northern shore of Turnagain Arm, about 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Portage and 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Anchorage, Alaska.
Anchor Glacier, Northwestern Fjord
Anchor Glacier flows east for 3 miles (5 km) to Northwestern Fjord, which is located approximately 52 miles (84 km) east-northeast of Homer and 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Seward, Alaska.
Mermaid Island, Neptune Bay
Mermaid Island is located on McKeon Flats, a tidal flat formed by the Wosnesenski River as it flows into Neptune Bay, about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Seldovia and 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of Homer, Alaska.
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