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Kirby Cove, Marin Headlands

Kirby Cove is an embayment in the Marin Headlands on the northern shore of the Golden Gate in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and the site of a historic military installation, about 5.5 miles (9 km) northwest of downtown San Francisco and 2.3 miles (4 km) south of Sausalito, California.

Aoyagi Maru, Lost Harbor

Aoyagi Maru is a Japanese flagged refrigerant ship that grounded on the south shore of Lost Harbor on Akun Island, about 135 miles (218 km) southwest of Cold Bay and 9 miles (14.5 km) northeast of Akutan, Alaska.

Dutton, Cottonwood Bay

Dutton is a historical mining camp at the mouth of Ptarmigan Creek at the head of Cottonwood Bay, about 78 miles (126 km) west of Homer and 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Pedro Bay, Alaska.

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Kirschner Lake, Kamishak Bay

Kirschner Lake, Kamishak Bay

Kirschner Lake is located on the northern shore of Kamishak Bay and the western coast of lower Cook Inlet at an elevation of approximately 80 feet (24 m), about 110 miles (177 km) northeast of King Salmon and 86 miles (138 km) west-southwest of Homer, Alaska.

Port O’Brien, Uganik Bay

Port O’Brien, Uganik Bay

Port O’Brien is a remote salmon cannery located on the eastern shore of Northeast Arm Uganik Bay on the northwest coast of Kodiak Island, about 147 miles (236 km) south-southwest of Homer and 34 miles (55 km) west of Kodiak, Alaska.

Rogue River, Gold Beach

Rogue River, Gold Beach

The Rogue River flows west for 215 miles (346 km) to the Pacific Ocean, about 23 miles (37 km) south-southeast of Port Orford and at Gold Beach, Oregon.

Kemano River, Gardner Canal

Kemano River, Gardner Canal

The Kemano River flows from the Kitimat Ranges to Kemano Bay on the northern shore of Gardner Canal, about 45 miles (72 km) south-southeast of Kitimat and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Kemano, British Columbia.

Falls Creek, Kachemak Bay

Falls Creek, Kachemak Bay

Falls Creek is located on the Kenai Peninsula, flowing generally south for 3.2 miles (5 km) to the northwestern shore of Kachemak Bay, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Homer and 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Kachemak Selo, Alaska.

Hidden Falls Hatchery, Kasnyku Bay

Hidden Falls Hatchery, Kasnyku Bay

The Hidden Falls Fish Hatchery is located in Tongass National Forest on the northeast coast of Baranof Island, at the head of Kasnyku Bay off Chatham Strait, about 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Angoon and 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Sitka, Alaska.

McWay Creek, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

McWay Creek, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

McWay Creek drains a watershed of approximately 1,730 acres (700 ha) and flows southwest for 2.5 miles (4 km) through Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and McWay Canyon one Big Sur coast, about 30 miles (48 km) south-southeast of Carmel and 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Lucia, California.

Port Bailey, Dry Spruce Bay

Port Bailey, Dry Spruce Bay

Port Bailey is a historical cannery in Dry Spruce Bay on the Kupreanof Peninsula of Kodiak Island, about 130 miles (209 km) south-southwest of Homer and 26 miles (42 km) west-northwest of Kodiak, Alaska.

Elwha River, Angeles Point

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.

BC Ferries, Gulf Islands

BC Ferries, Gulf Islands

The Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island are connected to the mainland by BC Ferries, the largest ferry line in North America and the second-largest in the world, that provides passenger and vehicle transportation among coastal and island communities in British Columbia.

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