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Northeast Cape, Saint Lawrence Island
Northeast Cape is a headland formed by the Kinipaghulghat Mountains at the far eastern end of Saint Lawrence Island, between Kangighsak Point to the west and Cape Seevooka to the east on the north coast of the island and Apavawook Cape on the south coast, about 133 miles (214 km) southwest of Nome and 96 miles (155 km) east-southeast of Gambell, Alaska.
Pysht River, Pillar Point
Pysht River originates near Ellis Mountain on the Olympic Peninsula and flows generally northeast for 16 miles (26 km), draining a watershed of 29,632 acres (11,992 ha), to the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Pillar Point, about 31 miles (50 km) west-northwest of Port Angeles and 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Neah Bay, Washington.
Coquille River, Bandon
Coquille River drains a mountainous watershed of about 6.8 million acres (2.7 million ha) with at least 26 named tributaries and flows for about 36 miles (58 km) from the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork to the Pacific Ocean at Bandon, about 26 miles (42 km) north of Port Orford and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Coos Bay, Oregon.
Rocky Cove, Cook Inlet
Rocky Cove is an embayment about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide at the base of Step Mountain, between Ursus Cove to the north and Bruin Bay to the south on the western shore of Cook Inlet, about 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Naknek and 76 miles (122 km) west-southwest of Homer, Alaska.
Santa Cruz Lighthouse, Lighthouse Point
Santa Cruz Lighthouse is located on Point Santa Cruz, adjacent to Lighthouse Field State Beach in Lighthouse Point Park at the northern boundary of Monterey Bay, about 25 miles (40 km) north-northwest of Monterey and in Santa Cruz, California.
Sixes River, Cape Blanco
Sixes River drains a watershed of about 85,832 acres (34,735 ha) and flows generally west for about 31 miles (50 km) through coastal forests in southwestern Oregon and enters the Pacific Ocean just north of Cape Blanco, about 19 miles (31 km) south-southwest of Bandon and 8 miles (13 km) north-northwest of Port Orford, Oregon.
Cormorant Point, Gordon Head
Cormorant Point is a headland located between Cordova Bay and Margaret Bay, in the Gordon Head neighborhood of Saanich, about 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Sidney and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-northeast of Victoria, British Columbia.
Oso Flaco Creek, Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
Oso Flaco Creek drains a watershed of approximately 7,400 acres (2,995 ha) consisting mostly of agricultural land before forming Oso Flaco Lake, now part of the Oso Flaco Lake Natural Area in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, and then flows into the Pacific Ocean, and about 68 miles (109 km) northwest of Santa Barbara and 5 miles (8 km) south of Oceano, California.
Bruin Bay Fault, Contact Point
Contact Point is a headland forming the southern shore of Bruin Bay on the western side of Cook Inlet, about 123 miles (198 km) northwest of Kodiak and 93 miles (150 km) west-southwest of Homer, Alaska.
Ozette Village, Cape Alava
Ozette is a historical Makah village situated at Cape Alava, the westernmost point of the Olympic Peninsula, about 19 miles (31 km) north-northwest of La Push and 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Neah Bay, Washington.
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