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Red Bluff Bay, Baranof Island

Red Bluff Bay, Baranof Island

Red Bluff Bay is a fjord about 4 miles (6.5 km) long and 0.3 miles (05. km) wide on the east coast of Baranof Island, opening into Chatham Strait, about 70 miles (113 km) west of Petersburg and 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Sitka, Alaska.

Twentymile River, Turnagain Arm

Twentymile River, Turnagain Arm

Twentymile River starts from a series of small unnamed glaciers and snowfields in the western Chugach Mountains and flows generally south for 10 miles (16 km) where it joins Glacier River, and then flows another 5 miles (8 km) southwest to Turnagain Arm, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Whittier and 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Girdwood, Alaska.

Ogden Point, Victoria

Ogden Point, Victoria

Ogden Point is a deepwater port facility and cruise ship terminal located 21 miles (34 km) north of Port Angeles and 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of downtown Victoria, British Columbia. 

North Arm Salt Chuck, Duncan Canal

North Arm Salt Chuck, Duncan Canal

North Arm Salt Chuck is near the head of North Arm, an estuary about 5 miles (8 km) long at the head of Duncan Canal on Kupreanof Island, about 110 miles (177 km) southeast of Juneau and 13 miles (21 km) west of Petersburg, Alaska.

Sagavanirktok River, Beaufort Sea

Sagavanirktok River, Beaufort Sea

Sagavanirktok River, also known as the Sag River, starts between Endicott and Philip Smith Mountains in the Brooks Range and flows north for 110 miles (180 km) to the Beaufort Sea, about 105 miles (170 km) west of Kaktovik and 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Deadhorse, Alaska.

Lanphere Dunes, Arcata Bottoms

Lanphere Dunes, Arcata Bottoms

Lanphere Dunes are located between the Pacific Ocean and the Mad River Slough that flows through the Arcata Bottoms at the head of Humboldt Bay, about 59 miles (95 km) south of Crescent City and 8 miles (13 km) north of Eureka, California.

South Sawyer Glacier, Tracy Arm

South Sawyer Glacier, Tracy Arm

South Sawyer Glacier starts in British Columbia and flows northwest for 31 miles (50 km) to the head of Tracy Arm, about 73 miles (118 km) north of Petersburg and 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Juneau, Alaska.

James Island, Quillayute River

James Island, Quillayute River

James Island has an elevation of over 160 feet (50 m) and is located at the mouth of the Quillayute River, about 32 miles (52 km) south of Neah Bay and 0.6 miles (1 km) west of La Push, Washington.

Dam Creek, Chinitna Bay

Dam Creek, Chinitna Bay

Dam Creek flows south for 5 miles (8 km) from the southwest flank of Mount Iliamna to merge with West Glacier Creek near the head of Chinitna Bay, about 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Homer and 44 miles (71 km) southeast of Port Alsworth, Alaska.

Aero Point, Seal Cove

Aero Point, Seal Cove

Aero Point is on the eastern shore of Seal Cove, a small embayment in Prince Rupert Harbour on the north coast of Kaien Island, at the entrance to Fern Passage, about 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Ketchikan and 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of downtown Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Tsaa Glacier, Icy Bay

Tsaa Glacier, Icy Bay

Tsaa Glacier flows about 8 miles (13 km) southeast from the northeast flank of the Robinson Mountains and terminates in Tsaa Fjord, on the western coast of Icy Bay, about 147 miles (237 km) east-southeast of Cordova and 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Yakutat, Alaska.

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