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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.

Dismal Nitch, Columbia River

Dismal Nitch is a cove on the north shore of the lower Columbia River, historically significant as the last campsite of the Lewis and Clark Expedition before they sighted the Pacific Ocean, about 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Ilwaco, Washington and 4.5 miles (7 km) north-northwest of Astoria, Oregon.

Taholah, Quinault River

Taholah is a community located at the mouth of the Quinault River on lands of the Quinault Indian Nation, about 9 miles (14 km) north of Moclips and 41 miles (66 km) north of Hoquiam on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

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Moclips, Mocrocks Beach

Moclips, Mocrocks Beach

Moclips is a coastal community located between the south shore of the Moclips River and Mocrocks Beach. It is situated about 83 miles (134 km) west of Tacoma and 27 miles (44 km) northwest of Aberdeen, Washington.

Little Sucia Island, San Juan Islands

Little Sucia Island, San Juan Islands

Little Sucia Island is part of an archipelago of ten islands including Sucia Island, Ewing, Justice, Herndon, Cluster Islands, and several smaller unnamed islands, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Bellingham and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Eastsound, Washington.

Sooes River, Makah Bay

Sooes River, Makah Bay

Sooes River, also known as the Tsoo-Yess River, originates in the northwest foothills of the Olympic Mountains and flows for 16 miles (26 km) through private timberlands and the Makah Reservation until it reaches Makah Bay, about 120 miles (194 km) northwest of Seattle and 4 miles (6.5 km) southwest of Neah Bay, Washington.

Marrowstone Point, Admiralty Inlet

Marrowstone Point, Admiralty Inlet

Marrowstone Point is a low broad spit on Marrowstone Island that marks the entrance to Port Townsend Bay from the Admiralty Inlet, about 38 miles (61 km) north-northwest of Seattle and 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Port Townsend, Washington. 

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.

Fuca Pillar, Cape Flattery

Fuca Pillar, Cape Flattery

Fuca Pillar is a prominent rectangular sea stack on the west side of Cape Flattery, about 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Port Renfrew and 6 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Neah Bay, Washington.

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