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Tutka River, Kachemak Bay

The Tutka River flows generally westward to the head of Tutka Bay, a fjord on the southern coast of Kachemak Bay, approximately 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Homer and 15 miles (24 km) east of Seldovia, Alaska.

Guyot Glacier, Icy Bay

Guyot Glacier starts from an elevation of about 6,700 feet (2,042 m) on the eastern flank of Yaga Peak in the Robinson Mountains and flows generally east-southeast for 34 miles (55 km) to its terminus just south of the Guyot Hills on the western shore of Icy Bay in Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, about 146 miles (235 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 76 miles (123 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska.

Año Nuevo Dunes, Año Nuevo State Park

Año Nuevo Dunes are in Año Nuevo State Park which is known for pinniped rookeries and seabirds, located on a low, rocky, windswept point, about 55 miles (89 km) south of San Francisco and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Santa Cruz, California.

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Natural Bridges Cove, Oregon Coast Trail

Natural Bridges Cove, Oregon Coast Trail

Natural Bridges Cove is an ancient punchbowl, or littoral sinkhole, along the Oregon Coast Trail in Samuel H. Boardman State Park, about 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Brookings and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Pistol River, Oregon.

Kincaid Park, Point Campbell

Kincaid Park, Point Campbell

Kincaid Park is 1,517 acres (614 ha) located on Point Campbell between Knik and Turnagain Arms of Cook Inlet, 5.2 miles (8 km) southwest of downtown Anchorage, Alaska.

Mount Saint Elias, Icy Bay

Mount Saint Elias, Icy Bay

Mount Saint Elias is situated at the head of Icy Bay on the Alaska-Canada boundary in the Saint Elias Range, about 165 miles (266 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 67 miles (108 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska.

Mount Douglas, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Mount Douglas, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Mount Douglas is a stratovolcano with an elevation of 7,000 feet (2134 m) located on Kamishak Bay, near the northern part of the Alaska Peninsula and within Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 113 miles (182 km) east of King Salmon and 91 miles (147 km) southwest of Homer, Alaska.

Geographic Harbor, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Geographic Harbor, Katmai National Park and Preserve

Geographic Harbor is in Katmai National Park and Preserve and is formed by two large bays that extend 3 miles (5 km) off Amalik Bay on Shelikof Strait, about 86 miles (139 km) southwest of King Salmon and 83 miles (134 km) northwest of Kodiak, Alaska.

Chimney Rock, Point Reyes

Chimney Rock, Point Reyes

Chimney Rock is an islet that lies off the eastern headland of the Point Reyes Peninsula, connected only at low tide, about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the Point Reyes Light and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Inverness, California.

Berg Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Berg Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Berg Bay is in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, and extends west for 4 miles (6.5 km) off Sitakaday Narrows near the mouth of Glacier Bay, about 38 miles (61 km) northwest of Hoonah, and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Gustavus, Alaska.

Douglas River Tidal Flats, Kamishak Bay

Douglas River Tidal Flats, Kamishak Bay

Douglas River starts at the terminus of an unnamed glacier on the northwest flank of Fourpeaked Mountain in the Aleutian Range on the Alaska Peninsula, and flows north for 28 miles (45 km) to Kamishak Bay, about 108 miles (174 km) northeast of King Salmon and 89 miles (144 km) southwest of Homer, Alaska.

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