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Gordon, Demarcation Point

Gordon is the site of a historical trading post near Demarcation Point, a 2.5 miles (4 km) long barrier spit separating Demarcation Bay to the south from the Beaufort Sea to the north, about 210 miles (338 km) northwest of Inuvik, Northwest Territories and 63 miles (102 km) southeast of Kaktovik, Alaska.

Sudden Stream, Malaspina Coastal Plain

Sudden Stream drains the Malaspina Coastal Plain, flowing generally south for 2 miles (3.2 km) from the outlet of Malaspina Lake, a proglacial lake at the terminus of the Malaspina Glacier, to a lagoon formed by a barrier spit called Schooner Beach on Yakutat Bay, about 207 miles (333 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska.

Reindeer Island, Stefansson Sound

Reindeer Island is about 2 miles (3.2 km) long and is the westernmost of the six Midway Islands in Stefansson Sound on the Beaufort Sea coast, about 196 miles (316 km) southeast of Utqiaġvik and 21 miles (34 km) north of Deadhorse, Alaska.

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Ewan Bay, Prince William Sound

Ewan Bay, Prince William Sound

Ewan Bay is on the east coast of the Kenai Peninsula and extends northwest for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from Dangerous Passage, about 84 miles (135 km) west of Cordova and 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Whittier, Alaska.

Reindeer Island, Stefansson Sound

Reindeer Island, Stefansson Sound

Reindeer Island is about 2 miles (3.2 km) long and is the westernmost of the six Midway Islands in Stefansson Sound on the Beaufort Sea coast, about 196 miles (316 km) southeast of Utqiaġvik and 21 miles (34 km) north of Deadhorse, Alaska.

Pacific Spaceport, Kodiak Island

Pacific Spaceport, Kodiak Island

Pacific Spaceport Complex is a launch facility for sub-orbital and orbital launch vehicles located on Kodiak Island, about 180 miles (290 km) southeast of King Salmon and 25.5 miles (41 km) south of Kodiak, Alaska.

Kern Creek, Turnagain Arm

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. 

Peterson Lagoon, Eagle Harbor

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, 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.

Aitiligauraq Shelter Cabin, Cape Krusenstern

Aitiligauraq Shelter Cabin, Cape Krusenstern

Aitiligauraq Shelter Cabin is in the Cape Krusenstern National Monument in northwestern Alaska and is situated on the south bank of an unnamed creek that flows west for 5 miles (8 km) from Eigaloruk Mountain to a coastal lagoon, about 110 miles (177 km) southeast of Point Hope and 40 miles (65 km) northwest of Kotzebue, Alaska.

Hope, Resurrection Creek

Hope, Resurrection Creek

Hope is a historic community on the Kenai Peninsula at the mouth of Resurrection Creek on the south shore of Turnagain Arm in upper Cook Inlet, about 22 miles (35.5 km) southeast of Anchorage and 18 miles (29 km) west-southwest of Girdwood, Alaska.

Cape Douglas, Shelikof Strait

Cape Douglas, Shelikof Strait

Cape Douglas is a point of land at the base of Mount Douglas on the western shore of Shelikof Strait that forms the southern shore of Sukoi Bay in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 83 miles (134 km) southwest of Homer and 81 miles (131 km) northwest of Kodiak, Alaska.

Sixmile Creek, Turnagain Arm

Sixmile Creek, Turnagain Arm

Sixmile Creek flows north for 8 miles (13 km) to the historical community of Sunrise on Turnagain Arm, about 27 miles (44 km) southeast of Anchorage and 9 miles (15 km) southwest of Girdwood, Alaska.

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