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Morse and Muir Glaciers, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Morse and Muir glaciers terminate at the head of Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, approximately 53 miles (85 km) north of Gustavus, Alaska.
Aurora Lagoon, Kachemak Bay
Aurora Lagoon is on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, on the Kenai Peninsula, about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Homer, Alaska.
Copper City, Hetta Inlet
Copper City is an abandoned mining community located on the eastern shore of Hetta Inlet, on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island, about 5.5 miles (9 km) north of Lime Point and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Hydaburg.
Cape Cleare, Montague Island
Cape Cleare is a headland on the southwest end of Montague Island, at the entrance to Montague Strait that leads to Prince William Sound, about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Seward, Alaska.
Amherst Glacier, College Fjord
Amherst Glacier flows northwest for 4 miles (6.5 km) from the Chugach Mountains to a terminus lake, located 5.5 miles (9 km) northeast of Point Pakenham in College Fjord, the northwestern-most part of Prince William Sound, and 52 miles (83 km) southwest of Valdez, Alaska.
Point Naskowhak, Seldovia Bay
Point Naskowhak was once an island at the entrance to Seldovia Bay, but is now considered a tied-island, connected to the mainland by a tombolo or spit, about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Homer and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Seldovia, Alaska.
Beaver Falls Creek, George Inlet
Beaver Falls Creek is on Revillagigedo Island, on the western shore of George Inlet, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Bird Point, Turnagain Arm
Bird Point is on the north shore of Turnagain Arm in Cook Inlet, 4 miles (6.5 km) southwest of the community of Bird Creek, and 7.5 miles (13 km) west of Girdwood, Alaska.
Barry Glacier, Harriman Fjord
Barry Glacier flows southwest for 16 miles (25 km) to Barry Arm of Harriman Fjord in northwestern Prince William Sound, about 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Whittier and 58 miles (93 km) east of Anchorage, Alaska.
Anchor River, Anchor Point
Anchor River is on the Kenai Peninsula, flowing west for about 30 miles (48 km) from Bald Mountain to a lagoon at Anchor Point on Cook Inlet’s eastern shore, about 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Homer, Alaska.
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