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Fossil Point, Tuxedni Bay
Fossil Point is a prominent landmark in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve on the southern shore of Tuxedni Bay, at the north end of Tuxedni Channel and west of Chisik Island, about 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Kenai and 54 miles (87 km) northwest of Homer, Alaska.
Mud Bay, Kachemak Bay
Mud Bay is a tidal flat about 0.6 miles (1 km) wide, partially enclosed by sand spits and situated at the sheltered base of the Homer Spit on the northwest shore of Kachemak Bay, about 2.7 miles (4 km) southwest of Millers Landing and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Homer, Alaska.
Valerie Glacier, Disenchantment Bay
Valerie Glacier is formed by several tributary glaciers that flow from the south flank of Mount Vancouver in the Saint Elias Mountains of the Icefield Ranges, and the merged ice streams flow generally southeast for about 14 miles (22.5 km) to laterally join with the Hubbard Glacier and terminate in Disenchantment Bay, about 154 miles (248 km) northwest of Haines and about 33 miles (53 km) north-northeast of Yakutat, Alaska.
Old Valdez Townsite, Valdez Glacier Stream
Old Valdez was the original townsite of Valdez built on the outwash plain formed by Valdez Glacier which is drained by Valdez Glacier Stream that flows generally south-southeast for 4.5 miles (7 km) to Port Valdez in Prince William Sound, about 43 miles (69 km) north-northwest of Cordova and 3.7 miles (6 km) southeast of Valdez, Alaska.
Eek River, Kuskokwim Delta
Eek River drains a watershed of 408,959 acres (165,500 ha) and flows generally west-northwest for 108 miles (174 km) to the Kuskokwim Delta, about 40 miles (64 km) south-southwest of Bethel and 32 miles (51 km) north of Quinhagak, Alaska.
Bluff Point, Kachemak Bay
Bluff Point is a prominent headland near the north shore entrance to Kachemak Bay with an elevation ranging from approximately 300 to 700 feet (100 to 215 m), about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Anchor Point and 4 miles (6 km) west of Homer, Alaska.
Shepard Point, Orca Inlet
Shepard Point is an alluvial fan on the eastern shore of Orca Inlet in Prince William Sound at Nelson Bay, which is an estuary mostly formed by the Rude River, about 41 miles (66 km) southeast of Valdez and 7 miles (11.3 km) north-northeast of Cordova, Alaska.
George Inlet, Revillagigedo Island
George Inlet is a deglaciated fjord that extends generally north into Revillagigedo Island for about 19 miles (31 km) from Revillagigedo Channel to Salt Lagoon, with a historical cannery situated on the western shore, about 87 miles (140 km) northwest of Prince Rupert and 9 miles (15 km) east-northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.
Dundas Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Dundas Bay is located on the north shore of Icy Strait in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, about 24 miles (39 km) west of Gustavus and 11 miles (18 km) north of Elfin Cove, Alaska.
San Juan Cove, Tutka Bay
San Juan Cove is a small embayment on the north shore of Tutka Bay, a deglaciated fjord on the southern shore of Kachemak Bay in the Kenai Mountains in Kachemak Bay State Park, about 13 miles (21 km) south-southeast of Homer and 11 miles (18 km) east-northeast of Seldovia, Alaska.
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