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Old Karluk Village, Kodiak Island
Karluk is a small historical fishing community located at the mouth of the Karluk River on the west coast of Kodiak Island, about 88 air miles (142 km) southwest of Kodiak and 301 miles (485 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
Dangerous River, Brabazon Mountains
Dangerous River starts at Harlequin Lake and flows southwest for 16 miles (26 km) to the Gulf of Alaska, about 102 miles (165 km) northwest of Gustavus and 50 miles (81 km) southeast of Yakutat, Alaska.
Cape Disappointment Light, Columbia River
Cape Disappointment is a prominent headland and landmark on the north side of the Columbia River, 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Astoria and 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of Ilwaco, Washington.
Red River Chert, Kodiak Island
The Red River is a stream on Kodiak Island that flows south for about 4.5 miles (7 km) to Shelikof Strait, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bumble Bay, and about 80 miles (129 km) southwest of Kodiak and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Ayakulik, Alaska.
Kasilof River, Kenai Peninsula
Kasilof River starts at the outlet of Tustumena Lake on the Kenai Peninsula and flows northwest for 17 miles (27 km) to Cook Inlet, about 51 miles (82 km) north-northeast of Homer and 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of Kenai, Alaska.
Mad River, McKinleyville
The Mad River starts in the Coast Range and flows generally northwest for 113 miles (182 km), draining a watershed of 12,872,240 acres (128,722 ha), and enters the Pacific Ocean about 12 miles (19 km) north of Eureka and 1.8 miles (3 km) northwest of McKinleyville, California.
Bering River, Controller Bay
Bering River starts at the terminus of the Bering Glacier and flows southwest about 20 miles (32 km) to Controller Bay, about 63 miles (102 km) west of Cape Yakutaga and 58 miles (94 km) southeast of Cordova, Alaska.
Rabbit Creek, Potter Marsh
Rabbit Creek starts at the outlet of Rabbit Lake, at the base of North Suicide Peak in the Chugach Mountains at an elevation of 3,082 feet (940 m), and flows northwest and west for 26 miles (42 km) to Potter Marsh where it merges with Little Rabbit Creek and discharges into Turnagain Arm, about 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Hope and 10 miles (16 km) south-southeast of downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
Swanson River, Captain Cook State Recreation Area
Swanson River is a stream on the Kenai Peninsula that flows 40 miles (64 km) from Gene Lake in the Swanson Lakes district to Number Three Bay on the southeastern shore of Cook Inlet, about 47 miles (76 km) southwest of Anchorage and 19 miles (31 km) north-northeast of Kenai, Alaska.
Kupigruak Channel, Colville River
Colville River is formed by Thunder and Storm Creeks in the De Long Mountains of the Brooks Range and flows east-northeast for 350 miles (565 km) to Harrison Bay in the Beaufort Sea, about 52 miles (84 km) west-northwest of Deadhorse and 18 miles (29 km) north-northwest of Nuiqsut, Alaska.
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