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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.
Shakun Islets, Swikshak Bay
Shakun Islets is a group of grass-covered islands and submerged reefs extending 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north to south at the entrance of Swikshak Bay in Shelikof Strait, about 108 miles (174 km) southwest of Homer and 57 miles (92 km) northwest of Kodiak, Alaska.
Sahlin Falls, Sheep Bay
Sahlin Falls is located at the base of Sahlin Creek on the northern shore of Sheep Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Valdez and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Cordova, Alaska.
Rainbow Valley, Turnagain Arm
Rainbow Valley is a watershed located on Turnagain Arm between Rainbow Peak to the west and Indianhouse Mountain to the east, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south-southeast of Anchorage and 17 miles (27 km) west-northwest of Girdwood, Alaska.
Seldovia Point, Kachemak Bay
Seldovia Point is a headland on the Kenai Peninsula at the northeast entrance to Seldovia Bay on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 13.5 miles (22 km) southwest of Homer and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north of Seldovia, Alaska.
Whitman Creek, Revillagigedo Island
Whitman Creek is on the southeast coast of Revillagigedo Island, about 14 miles (23 km) north of Metlakatla and 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Fossil Bluffs, Kuiu Island
Fossil Bluffs is on the northeast shore of Halleck Harbor near the northern entrance of Saginaw Bay on Kuiu Island, about 42 miles (68 km) southeast of Sitka and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Kake, Alaska.
Tiger Glacier, Icy Bay
Tiger Glacier flows east for 8 miles (13 km) to a tidewater terminus at the head of Icy Bay in Prince William Sound, approximately 98 miles (158 km) southwest of Valdez and 42 miles (68 km) east-southeast of Whittier, Alaska.
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