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Diamond Creek, Kachemak Bay

Diamond Creek starts at an elevation of about 1,000 feet (305 m) on the southern Kenai Peninsula and drains a watershed of 3,424 acres (1,386 ha) while flowing generally west for about 5 miles (8 km) from Diamond Ridge to the northern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Anchor Point and 6 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Homer, Alaska.

Kwigillingok, Kuskokwim Bay

Kwigillingok is a Central Yup’ik community situated on the west bank of the Kwigillingok River about 2 miles (3.2 km) inland from the northern shore of Kuskokwim Bay, about 80 miles (129 km) south-southwest of Bethel and 45 miles (72 km) west-northwest of Quinhagak, Alaska.

Leffingwell Camp, Flaxman Island

Leffingwell Camp is situated on Flaxman Island, a shape-shifting barrier island separating the Beaufort Sea to the north and Lion Bay to the south, about 58 miles (94 km) east of Deadhorse and 58 miles (94 km) west of Kaktovik, Alaska.

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Juneau, Gastineau Channel

Juneau, Gastineau Channel

Juneau is the state capital, situated at the mouth of Gold Creek on Gastineau Channel, about 93 miles (150 km) northeast of Sitka and 87 miles (140 km) south-southeast of Skagway, Alaska.

Jug Handle Cove, Ecological Staircase

Jug Handle Cove, Ecological Staircase

Jug Handle Cove is a California State Natural Preserve made up of a series of ancient marine terraces, known as the Ecological Staircase, which exhibit different stages of ecological succession at the mouth of Jug Handle Creek, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Fort Bragg and 5 miles (8 km) north of Mendocino, California.

Slip Point, Clallam Bay

Slip Point, Clallam Bay

Slip Point sits on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the eastern end of Clallam Bay on the Olympic Peninsula, about 39 miles (63 km) west-northwest of Port Angeles and 0.7 miles (1 km) northeast of the community of Clallam Bay, Washington.

Terrace, Skeena River

Terrace, Skeena River

Terrace, a community at the confluence of the Skeena and Kitsumkalum Rivers, lies about 71 miles (114 km) east-northeast of Prince Rupert and 64 miles (103 km) southwest of Hazelton, British Columbia.

Little Port Walter, Baranof Island

Little Port Walter, Baranof Island

Little Port Walter is an embayment and research facility on the southern shore of Port Walter, situated on the southeastern coast of Baranof Island and the western shore of Chatham Strait, about 53 miles (85 km) south-southeast of Sitka and 9 miles (14.5 km) north of Port Alexander, Alaska.

Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island

Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island

Cowichan Bay is a community situated on the south shore of an estuary shared by the Cowichan and Koksilah Rivers that form an extensive tidal flat on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, about 26 miles (42 km) north-northwest of Victoria and 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Duncan, British Columbia.

Eagle River Flats, Knik Arm

Eagle River Flats, Knik Arm

Eagle River Flats is a 2,471‐acre (1,000‐ha) tidal flat and salt marsh at the mouth of Eagle River on Eagle Bay, on the eastern shore of Knik Arm at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Anchorage and 7 miles (11 km) west of Eagle River, Alaska.

Stewart, Bear River

Stewart, Bear River

Stewart is a Canadian border community at the mouth of the Bear River and the head of Portland Canal, connected to Hyder, Alaska by 2 miles (3.2 km) of road, about 99 miles (159 km) east-southeast of Wrangell and 114 miles (183 km) north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Coghill River, Dartmouth Glacier

Coghill River, Dartmouth Glacier

The Coghill River in Chugach National Forest flows southwest for 5 miles (8 km) from the terminus of Dartmouth Glacier to Coghill Lake, which is 4.7 miles (7.5 km) long, and then runs west-southwest for 3 miles (4.8 km) to College Fjord near Coghill Point, about 54 miles (87 km) west of Valdez and 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Whittier, Alaska.

Gilttoyees Creek, Foch-Gilttoyees Provincial Park

Gilttoyees Creek, Foch-Gilttoyees Provincial Park

Gilttoyees Creek originates in a series of cirque basins on the east and south flanks of Tentacle Peak in the Kitimat Ranges, and flows generally southeast for about 20 miles (32 km) through Foch-Gilttoyees Provincial Park and Protected Area before reaching Gilttoyees Inlet, which opens onto Douglas Channel, about 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Prince Rupert and 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Kitimat, British Columbia.

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