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Sudden Stream, Malaspina Coastal Plain
Sudden Stream drains the Malaspina Coastal Plain, flowing generally south for 2 miles (3.2 km) from the outlet of Malaspina Lake, a proglacial lake at the terminus of the Malaspina Glacier, to a lagoon formed by a barrier spit called Schooner Beach on Yakutat Bay, about 207 miles (333 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska.
Nellies Cove, The Heads
Nellies Cove is situated on the south side of a rocky headland known as The Heads, between Agate Beach to the north and Port Orford to the south, and is the site of a historic lifeboat station in Port Orford Heads State Park, about 23 miles (37 km) north of Gold Beach and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Port Orford, Oregon.
Blake Island, Puget Sound
Blake Island is a Washington State Marine Park in Puget Sound situated between Bainbridge Island to the north and Vashon Island to the south, about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of downtown Seattle and 7 miles (11 km) east of Port Orchard, Washington.
Green Island, Chatham Sound
Green Island is part of the Dundas Island Archipelago situated on the west side of Chatham Sound and is the site of a historic lighthouse, about 65 miles (105 km) south-southeast of Ketchikan and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Nuka River, Beauty Bay
Nuka River starts from Bradley Pass in the Kenai Mountains at an elevation of roughly 1400 feet (427 m) and flows generally south for 10 miles (16 km), draining a watershed of 34,503 acres (13,963 ha), to Beauty Bay between Storm Mountain to the north and Mount Diablo to the south in West Arm Nuka Bay, about 57 miles (92 km) southwest of Seward and 32 miles (52 km) east-southeast of Homer, Alaska.
North Crillon Glacier, Lituya Bay
North Crillon Glacier starts from a cirque at an elevation near 6,200 feet (1,890 m) on the west flank of Mount Crillon in the Fairweather Range, and flows generally southwest for 9 miles (15 km) and then makes an abrupt turn to the north and continues for another 3 miles (5 km) to the head of Lituya Bay, about 100 miles (161 km) southeast of Yakutat and 65 miles (105 km) west-northwest of Gustavus, Alaska.
Cape Alava, Olympic National Park
Cape Alava is a point of land on the outer coast of the Olympic Peninsula in Olympic National Park, and bordering the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, about 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Forks and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Neah Bay, Washington.
Cascade Glacier, Lituya Bay
Cascade Glacier starts from the western slope of Peak 7788 (2,374 m) in the Fairweather Range and flows generally west for 2.6 miles (4 km) to the head of Lituya Bay in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, about 97 miles (156 km) southeast of Yakutat and 67 miles (108 km) northwest of Gustavus, Alaska.
Clover Point, Ross Bay
Clover Point is a park of about 10 acres (4 ha) owned by the City of Victoria located between Ross Bay to the east and Finlayson Bay to the west at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, about 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Oak Bay and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southeast of downtown Victoria, British Columbia.
Cowell Ranch Beach, Half Moon Bay
Cowell Ranch Beach is at the southern end of Half Moon Bay near the ghost town of Purissima, and the northern boundary of the historical Cowell Ranch, about 38 miles (61 km) northwest of Santa Cruz and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) south of the community of Half Moon Bay, California.
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