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Point Elrington, Elrington Island
Point Elrington is a tied island connected by a gravel isthmus to the southwestern tip of Elrington Island in the Gulf of Alaska, about 96 miles (155 km) southwest of Cordova and 43 miles (69 km) east-southeast of Seward, Alaska.
Treadwell Mine, Douglas Island
Treadwell is a historical gold mine on the eastern coast of Douglas Island on Gastineau Channel, about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of the community of Douglas and 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.
Tyee, Murder Cove
Tyee is the site of a historical cannery and shore whaling station in Murder Cove, an embayment about 0.7 miles (1.2 km) across at the southern tip of Admiralty Island, about 24 miles (39 km) west of Kake and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Baranof, Alaska.
Destruction Island, Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge
Destruction Island is part of the Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge, located 3.5 miles (6 km) offshore from the Olympic Peninsula, about 56 miles (90 km) southwest of Port Angeles and 17 miles (27 km) south-southeast of La Push, Washington.
Dodd Narrows, Mudge Island
Dodd Narrows is at the northwest end of Mudge Island separating Mudge Island from Vancouver Island, about 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Vancouver and 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Toksook Bay, Nelson Island
Toksook Bay is a Yup’ik community on Nelson Island, in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, about 112 miles (181 km) west-southwest of Bethel and 13.5 miles (22 km) west-northwest of Nightmute, Alaska.
Monks Lagoon, Spruce Island
Monks Lagoon is on Icon Bay, a bight about 1 mile (1.6 km) across, on the southeastern shore of Spruce Island, about 6.6 miles (10.6 km) north of Kodiak and 5.7 miles (9 km) south-southeast of Ouzinkie, Alaska.
James Island, Southern Gulf Islands
James Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands located in Haro Strait between Cordova Channel to the west and Sidney Channel to the east, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Victoria and 4 miles (6.5 km) southeast of Sidney, British Columbia.
Cross Island, Beaufort Sea
Cross Island is an Arctic barrier island, about 2 miles (3.2 km) long, located between McClure Islands to the southeast and Midway Islands to the west on the Beaufort Sea coast, about 74 miles (119 km) northeast of Nuiqsut and 24 miles (40 km) north-northeast of Deadhorse, Alaska.
Doe Bay, Orcas Island
Doe Bay is a small community on the southeastern shore of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound, about 7 miles (11.3 km) southeast of the community of Eastsound, and 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Olga, Washington.
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