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Elwha River, Angeles Point
The Elwha River starts from a perennial snowfield at an elevation of 4,763 feet (1,452 m) in the Olympic Mountains and flows generally north for 45 miles (72 km) to Angeles Point at Freshwater Bay on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about 33 miles (53 km) east-southeast of Clallam Bay and 6 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Port Angeles, Washington.
Barabara Point, Kachemak Bay
Barabara Point is on the Kenai Peninsula between McDonald Spit to the east and Seldovia Point to the west in Kachemak Bay, about 12 miles (19 km) south-southwest of Homer and 4 miles (6.5 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska.
Waldport, Alsea Bay
Waldport is a community situated on the southern shore of Alsea Bay, an estuary of the Alsea River, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Newport and 8 miles (13 km) north of Yachats, Oregon.
Humpy Creek, Kachemak Bay
Humpy Creek drains a watershed of 6,912 acres (2,797 ha) and flows generally northwest for about 4.5 miles (7 km) from Emerald Lake at an elevation of 1,138 feet (347 m) in the Kenai Mountains to the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 67 miles (108 km) southwest of Seward and 14 miles (22.5 km) east-northeast of Homer, Alaska.
Morro Dunes, Los Osos
Morro Dunes form a barrier spit separating Morro Bay to the east from the Pacific Ocean to the west, about 6 miles (10 km) south-southwest of the community of Morro Bay and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Los Osos, California.
Dutch Harbor, Amaknak Island
Dutch Harbor is an anchorage and fish processing facility on the east coast of Amaknak Island, bordered by Mount Ballyhoo to the west and a gravel spit to the east that forms the natural harbor, about 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Akutan and 3 miles (5 km) north-northeast of Unalaska, Alaska.
Los Angeles River, Long Beach
Los Angeles River starts at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arroyo Calabasas that drain from the Simi Hills and Santa Monica Mountains respectively, and flows generally southeast for 30 miles (48 km) through the San Fernando Valley and downtown Los Angeles and then south for 20 miles (32 km) to San Pedro Bay at Long Beach, California.
Port Hobron, Sitkalidak Island
Port Hobron is an abandoned whaling station on the south shore of a fjord with the same name situated on the north coast of Sitkalidak Island, about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Old Harbor and 48 miles (77 km) south-southwest of Kodiak, Alaska.
Afognak Village, Marmot Bay
Afognak, located at the head of Marmot Bay on the southeast coast of Afognak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago, is a historic village abandoned after the 1964 tsunami, about 122 miles (196 km) south-southwest of Homer and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Kodiak, Alaska. Read more here: https://coastview.org/2025/04/28/afognak-village-afognak-strait/
Arch Cape Creek, Arch Cape
Arch Cape is a small community at the mouth of Arch Cape Creek named after a natural sea arch in a basalt headland, about 25 miles (40 km) north-northwest of Tillamook and 6.5 miles (10 km) south of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
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