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Taholah, Quinault River

Taholah is a community located at the mouth of the Quinault River on lands of the Quinault Indian Nation, about 9 miles (14 km) north of Moclips and 41 miles (66 km) north of Hoquiam on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Morzhovoi, Bechevin Bay

Morzhovoi is an abandoned village on the southern shore of Trader Cove and the eastern shore of Bechevin Bay, on the Alaska Peninsula, about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of False Pass, Alaska.

Pleasantside, Port Moody

Pleasantside is a residential neighbourhood located on the northern shore of Port Moody, which is the eastern extension of Burrard Inlet, about 12 miles (19 km) east of Vancouver and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the community of Port Moody, British Columbia.

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Golden Mine, Port Wells

Golden Mine, Port Wells

Golden is a historical mining community on Port Wells, a fjord in northwestern Prince William Sound, about 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Valdez and 27 miles (44 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska.

Cape Fanshaw, Frederick Sound

Cape Fanshaw, Frederick Sound

Cape Fanshaw is a low wooded point at the junction of Stephens Passage and Frederick Sound, about 83 miles (134 km) south of Juneau and 68 miles (110 km) east-northeast of Sitka, Alaska.

Divers Cove, Laguna Beach

Divers Cove, Laguna Beach

Divers Cove is a small embayment with a beach at the west end of Heisler Park, about 9.3 miles (15 km) southeast of Newport Beach and 0.7 miles (1.1 km) northwest of Laguna Beach, California

Turkey Head, Oak Bay

Turkey Head, Oak Bay

Turkey Head is a small peninsula that forms a natural harbour on the southern shore of Oak Bay, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of downtown Victoria, British Columbia.

Ellysly Creek, Harmony Headlands

Ellysly Creek, Harmony Headlands

Ellysly Creek runs along the base of the shoreline hills within Harmony Headlands State Park, about 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Cayucos and 3 miles (5 km) south-southeast of Harmony, California.

Taylors Landing, Alsea River

Taylors Landing, Alsea River

Taylors Landing is a small community near the head of the tide on the Alsea River in the Coast Range, about 17.4 miles (28 km) west of Alsea and 6.4 miles (10 km) east-southeast of Waldport, Oregon.

Bootleggers Cove, Anchorage

Bootleggers Cove, Anchorage

Bootleggers Cove is a coastal neighborhood located along the tidal flats of Cook Inlet between Westchester Lagoon and downtown Anchorage, Alaska.

Shaktoolik, Norton Sound

Shaktoolik, Norton Sound

Shaktoolik is a small community now located on a spit forming Shaktoolik Bay, on the eastern shore of Norton Sound, about 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Golovin and 35 miles (56 km) north-northwest of Unalakleet, Alaska.

Ekuk Fisheries, Nushagak Bay

Ekuk Fisheries, Nushagak Bay

Ekuk is a small village located on Ekuk Spit on the eastern shore of Nushagak Bay, a branch of Bristol Bay, about 16 miles (26 km) south-southwest of Dillingham and 1.3 (2.1 km) miles southwest of Clarks Point, Alaska.

Childrens Pool, La Jolla

Childrens Pool, La Jolla

Children’s Pool was one of the many gifts that philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps gave to the community of La Jolla, about 13 miles (21 km) south of Encinitas and 11.4 miles (18 km) northwest of San Diego, California.

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