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Cordova Bay, Saanich Peninsula
Cordova Bay is a shallow bight and a community located on the eastern shore of the Saanich Peninsula in the municipality of Saanich, one of the 13 cities comprising the Greater Victoria Region on Vancouver Island, about 9 miles (14.5 km) south-southeast of Sidney and 7 miles (11 km) north of downtown Victoria, British Columbia.
Floras Creek, New River
Floras Creek starts from an elevation of roughly 2,786 feet (849 m) on the north flank of Edson Butte in the Oregon Coast Range and flows generally west for 13 miles (21 km), draining a watershed of 51,652 acres (20,903 ha) to the outlet of Floras Lake where the stream makes a sharp turn to the north and becomes the New River, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Port Orford and 3 miles (5 km) west-southwest of Langlois, Oregon.
Browns Point, East Passage
Browns Point is a conspicuous landmark in Puget Sound located at the southern end of East Passage and at the entrance to Commencement Bay, about 21 miles (34 km) south-southwest of Seattle and 4 miles (6.5 km) north of Tacoma, Washington.
Mad River, McKinleyville
Mad River starts in the Coast Range at an elevation of 4,845 ft (1,477 m) and flows generally northwest for 113 miles (182 km), draining a watershed of 318,080 acres (128,722 ha), and enters the Pacific Ocean about 12 miles (19 km) north of Eureka and 1.8 miles (3 km) northwest of McKinleyville, California.
Point Barrow, Elson Lagoon
Point Barrow is a spit that extends northeast from the mainland for 4 miles (6.4 km) into the Arctic Ocean forming Elson Lagoon to the southeast, about 150 miles (242 km) northwest of Nuiqsut and 9.8 miles (16 km) northeast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
Point Robinson, Maury Island
Point Robinson is the eastern point of Maury Island in Puget Sound and the site of a historic lighthouse, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Seattle and 10 miles (16 km) north-northeast of Tacoma, Washington.
Ivanof Bay, Alaska Peninsula
Ivanof Bay is a community on the Alaska Peninsula at the head of Ivanof Bay, an estuary of the Ivanof River that starts at an elevation of roughly 1000 feet (305 m) on the south flank of the Alaska Peninsula and flows generally southwest for 9 miles (15 km) draining a watershed of 15,545 acres (6,291 ha), about 57 miles (92 km) northeast of Sand Point and 13 miles (21 km) west of Perryville, Alaska.
Hoko River, Kydaka Point
Hoko River starts in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains at an elevation of roughly 1150 feet (351 m) and flows generally north for 25 miles (40 km), draining a rugged heavily logged watershed of 48,000 acres (19,425 ha) to Kydaka Point on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Neah Bay and 3.3 miles (5 km) northwest of Sekiu, Washington.
Estero Americano, Bodega Bay
Estero Americano is an estuary about 4 miles (6.5 km) long that connects to Bodega Bay and is fed by Americano Creek that starts at an elevation of roughly 250 feet (76 m) in the coastal hills of Sonoma and Marin Counties and flows west for 11 miles (18 km) draining a watershed of 24,277 acres (9,825 ha), about 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Santa Rosa and 3.7 miles (6 km) northwest of Dillion Beach, California.
Little Boston, Point Julia
Little Boston is a community at the base of Point Julia on the east side entrance of Port Gamble, an inlet on the Kitsap Peninsula near the entrance to Hood Canal, about 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Seattle and 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Port Townsend, Washington.
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