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Portage, Turnagain Arm

Portage is a historical community and railroad siding at milepost 64.2 on the Alaska Railroad at the head of Turnagain Arm in the Chugach National Forest, about 41 miles (66 km) south of Anchorage and 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Whittier, Alaska.

Paint River, Akjemguiga Cove

Paint River starts at the confluence of the Middle and South Forks and flows generally east for 17 miles (27 km), draining a watershed of 40,854 acres (16,533 ha), to Akjemguiga Cove in Kamishak Bay between McNeil Cove to the south and Amakdedulia Cove to the north, about 101 miles (163 km) southwest of Homer and 94 miles (152 km) northeast of King Salmon, Alaska.

McKeon Flats, Wosnesenski River

McKeon Flats is formed by the Wosnesenski River that flows into Neptune Bay on the south shore of Kachemak Bay on the Kenai Peninsula, about 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Seldovia and 9 miles (14.5 km) southeast of Homer, Alaska.

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Noatak River, Kotzebue Sound

Noatak River, Kotzebue Sound

Noatak River starts from several small cirque glaciers on the northeast flank of Mount lgikpak in the Schwatka Mountains and flows generally west for 425 miles (684 km) to Hotham Inlet in Kotzebue Sound, about 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Kivalina and 6 miles (10 km) north-northeast of Kotzebue, Alaska.

Hyder, Portland Canal

Hyder, Portland Canal

Hyder is a small community at the mouth of the Salmon River, on the western shore and near the head of Portland Canal, about 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Ketchikan and 2.5 miles (4 km) south-southwest of Stewart, British Columbia.

Vancouver, Fraser River Delta

Vancouver, Fraser River Delta

Vancouver is a coastal seaport located on the Burrard Peninsula in the Fraser River Delta, between Burrard Inlet to the north and the Fraser River to the south, about 60 miles (97 km) north-northeast of Victoria and 38 miles (61 km) east-northeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Geikie Inlet, Glacier Bay

Geikie Inlet, Glacier Bay

Geikie Inlet is a fjord about 8 miles (13 km) long that trends generally northeast from the mouth of the Geikie River to the western coast of Glacier Bay, in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, about 130 miles (209 km) southeast of Yakutat and 32 miles (51 km) northwest of Gustavus, Alaska.

Loring, Naha Bay

Loring, Naha Bay

Loring is a small community at the site of a historical salmon cannery on the west coast of Revillagigedo Island, at the head of Naha Bay and near the mouth of the Naha River, about 66 miles (106 km) south-southeast of Wrangell and 17 miles (27 km) north of Ketchikan, Alaska.

West Glacier Creek, Chinitna Bay

West Glacier Creek, Chinitna Bay

West Glacier Creek flows generally south-southeast for about 7 miles (11 km) to the north shore of Chinitna Bay, draining a watershed between the Chigmit Mountains and Mount Iliamna, about 83 miles (134 km) southwest of Kenai and 60 miles (97 km) west-northwest of Homer, Alaska.

Anacla, Pachena Bay

Anacla, Pachena Bay

Anacla is a community of the Huu-ay-aht First Nation on the Pachena River near the head of Pachena Bay, about 37 miles (60 km) northwest of Port Renfrew and 2.4 miles (4 km) south-southwest of Bamfield, British Columbia.

Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Beartrack Cove is an estuary about 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) wide situated at the mouth of the Beartrack River in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, about 46 miles (74 km) south-southwest of Haines and 14 miles (23 km) north-northwest of Gustavus, Alaska.

Ultramarine Glacier, Blue Fjord

Ultramarine Glacier, Blue Fjord

Ultramarine Glacier is located at the head of Blue Fjord, a glacial estuary that trends generally north for 4.5 miles (7.3 km) to Port Nellie Juan in western Prince William Sound on the east coast of the Kenai Peninsula, about 87 miles (140 km) west of Cordova and 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Whittier, Alaska.

Ketchikan, Revillagigedo Island

Ketchikan, Revillagigedo Island

Ketchikan is a coastal community and U.S. port of entry on the north shore of Tongass Narrows, on the southern coast of Revillagigedo Island, about 88 miles (142 km) northwest of Prince Rupert and 84 miles (135 km) south-southeast of Wrangell, Alaska.

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