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Carry Inlet, Shuyak Island
Carry Inlet is an embayment about 0.5 miles (0.9 km) across that extends for 3 miles (5 km) into the northwest coast of Shuyak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago, about 81 miles (130 km) south-southwest of Homer and 56 miles (90 km) north of Kodiak, Alaska.
Sheshalik Spit, Kotzebue Sound
Sheshalik is a spit about 6 miles (10 km) long consisting of accretionary beach ridges with some lagoons situated in Cape Krusenstern National Monument on Kotzebue Sound, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Noatak and 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Kotzebue, Alaska.
Sycamore Creek, Pfeiffer Beach
Sycamore Creek flows to Pfeiffer Beach on the Big Sur coast, about 26 miles (42 km) south of Monterey and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Lucia, California.
Beaver Creek, Ona Beach
Beaver Creek flows generally west for 16 miles (26 km) to the Pacific Ocean at Ona Beach, approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Newport and 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Waldport, Oregon.
Grewingk Glacier, Kachemak Bay
Grewingk Glacier starts in the Kenai Mountains and flows generally northwest for 11 miles (18 km) to a proglacial lake about 2 miles (3.2 km) long that is drained by Grewingk Creek that flows 3.5 miles (6 km) to the southern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Seldovia and 16 miles (25 km) east-southeast of Homer, Alaska.
Beaver Point, Salt Spring Island
Beaver Point is a prominent headland in Ruckle Provincial Park on the southeastern shore of Salt Spring Island in the Southern Gulf Islands and at the northwestern end of Swanson Channel, about 8 miles (13 km) north-northeast of Sidney and 4 miles (6 km) east of Fulford Harbour, British Columbia.
Sisters Rocks, Frankport
Sisters Rocks, historically known as Three Sisters Rocks, is a minor headland located between Mussel Creek to the north and Eucher Creek to the south, about 13 miles (21 km) north of Gold Beach and 11 miles (18 km) south-southeast of Port Orford, Oregon.
Brockton Point, Stanley Park
Brockton Point is a prominent peninsula in Stanley Park, located on the southern coast of Burrard Inlet, about 19 miles (30 km) north of Tsawwassen and 2.6 miles (4 km) southeast of West Vancouver, British Columbia.
Ten Mile River, MacKerricher State Park
The Ten Mile River flows southwest for 7 miles (11 km) to the Pacific Ocean at the northern border of MacKerricher State Park, about 9 miles (15 km) north-northeast of the Noyo River at Fort Bragg and 5.7 miles (9.2 km) south of Westport, California.
Chilkoot, Lutak Inlet
Chilkoot is a historical Tlingit village located on the Chilkoot River between Lutak Inlet to the south and Chilkoot Lake to the north, about 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Juneau and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Skagway, Alaska.
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