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Cordova, Orca Inlet

Cordova is a community on the southeastern shore of Orca Inlet across from Hawkins Island in eastern Prince William Sound, about 100 miles (160 km) east-southeast of Whittier and 45 miles (72 km) south-southeast of Valdez, Alaska.

Kasilof River, Kenai Peninsula

Kasilof River starts at the outlet of Tustumena Lake on the Kenai Peninsula and flows generally northwest for 17 miles (27 km) through the Kenai Lowland to Cook Inlet, draining a watershed of 93,275 acres (37,747 ha), about 51 miles (82 km) north-northeast of Homer and 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of Kenai, Alaska.

Cape Sarichef, Unimak Island

Cape Sarichef is at the southwestern end of Unimak Island, at the northwestern entrance to Unimak Pass on the Bering Sea coast, and on the northwest flank of Pogromni Volcano, about 80 miles (129 km) northeast of Dutch Harbor and 63 miles (101 km) west-southwest of False Pass, Alaska.

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Canadian Fishing Company, Prince Rupert

Canadian Fishing Company, Prince Rupert

The Canadian Fishing Company operates fish processing plants on Prince Rupert Harbour at Seal Cove and at George Hills Way, about 89 miles (143 km) southeast of Ketchikan and 72 miles (116 km) west-southwest of Terrace, British Columbia.

McArthur River, Trading Bay

McArthur River, Trading Bay

McArthur River flows southeast to Trading Bay on the west coast of Cook Inlet, approximately 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Anchorage and 29 miles (46 km) northwest of Kenai, Alaska.

Cape Etolin, Nunivak Island

Cape Etolin, Nunivak Island

Cape Etolin is a point of land extending about 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north into the Bering Sea on the northern coast of Nunivak Island, about 50 miles (80 km) west of Nightmute on the mainland and 4 miles (6 km) north-northeast of Mekoryuk, Alaska.

Gualala, Gualala River

Gualala, Gualala River

The Gualala River flows into the Pacific Ocean at the community of Gualala, approximately 92 miles (148 km) northwest of San Francisco and 40 miles (64 km) south-southeast of Mendocino, California.

Blackstone Glacier, Blackstone Bay

Blackstone Glacier, Blackstone Bay

Blackstone Glacier flows north for 7 miles (11 km), terminating at tidewater at the head of Blackstone Bay, about 87 miles (140 km) west-southwest of Valdez and 8 miles (13 km) south of Whittier, Alaska.

Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island

Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island

Friday Harbor Laboratories is a marine biology field station of the University of Washington situated on the northern shore of Friday Harbor, an embayment on the eastern coast of San Juan Island, about 72 miles (116 km) northwest of Seattle and 18 miles (29 km) west of Anacortes, Washington.

Chugachik Island, Kachemak Bay

Chugachik Island, Kachemak Bay

Chugachik Island lies between Bear Cove to the south and Martin River to the north on the Kenai Peninsula, about 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Homer and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south-southeast of Kachemak Selo, Alaska.

Claxton, Telegraph Passage

Claxton, Telegraph Passage

Claxton is a historical salmon cannery and community at the mouth of Claxton Creek on the eastern shore of Telegraph Passage in the Skeena River estuary, about 66 miles (106 km) southwest of Terrace and 19 miles (31 km) south-southeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Cataract Glacier, Surprise Inlet

Cataract Glacier, Surprise Inlet

Cataract Glacier flows to the southern shore of Surprise Inlet, a fjord in Prince William Sound, about 51 miles (82 km) east-southeast of Anchorage and 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska.

Garcia River, Manchester Beach

Garcia River, Manchester Beach

The Garcia River flows generally northwest for 44 miles (71 km) to Manchester Beach, north of Point Arena Lighthouse and at Manchester State Park, about 34 miles (55 km) south of Fort Bragg and 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the community of Point Arena, California.

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