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Leque Island, South Pass Stillaguamish River
Leque Island is located at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River on South Pass channel that separates Camano Island from the mainland, about 43 miles (69 km) north of Seattle and 0.6 miles (1 km) southwest of Stanwood, Washington.
Sitka Lighthouse, Galankin Islands
Sitka Lighthouse is privately owned and located at the northwestern end of Galankin Island in Sitka Sound between the Beardslee Islands to the west and Ball Islets to the east, about 43 miles (69 km) southwest of Angoon and 1 mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Sitka, Alaska.
Cape Elizabeth, Chugach Islands
Elizabeth Island is about 3 miles (4.8 km) across, and along with Perl Island and East Chugach Island, it is one of the three Chugach Islands located on the north side of Kennedy Entrance about 96 miles (155 km) north-northeast of Kodiak and 36 miles (58 km) south-southwest of Homer, Alaska.
Tuluwat Island, Humboldt Bay
Tuluwat Island, also known as Gunther Island or Indian Island, is the largest of three islands along with Woodley and Dalby Islands located in Humboldt Bay, situated about 5.5 miles (8.8 km) south-southwest of Arcata and within the city of Eureka, California.
Kitkatla, Dolphin Island
Kitkatla is a small Tsimshian village on the north coast of Dolphin Island approximately 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Seal Island, Prince William Sound
Seal Island is forested and uninhabited, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) across, and located in Prince William Sound, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Knight Island, and 58 miles (93 km) west-southwest of Cordova, Alaska.
Mush Bay, East Arm Uganik Bay
Mush Bay is on the western shore of East Arm Uganik Bay, on the west coast of Kodiak Island, 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Larsen Bay and 40 miles (65 km) west-southwest of Kodiak, Alaska.
Cape Cleare, Montague Island
Cape Cleare is a headland on the southwest end of Montague Island, at the entrance to Montague Strait that leads to Prince William Sound, about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Seward, Alaska.
Tunnel Island, Raft River
The Raft River is a stream located entirely within the Quinault Indian Reservation and flows into the Pacific Ocean at a sea stack called Tunnel Island on the Olympic Peninsula, about 9 miles (15 km) north of Taholah, Washington.
Humpback Bay, Porcher Island
Humpback Bay is an embayment on the north coast of Porcher Island off Malacca Passage, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
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