The sun is setting here on the west coast of Washington state"s rugged Olympic Peninsula, where more than 3,000 square miles of marine waters are protected as part of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Wondering where exactly we are? Look at a map of the United States and draw your finger up the West Coast until it ends where the Strait of Juan de Fuca meets the Pacific Ocean. Those final 135 miles of shoreline form the landward boundary of the sanctuary, which also extends seaward 25 to 50 miles.
A wild, craggy corner of the United States
Today in History
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Illuminating Annecy
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Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California
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International Day for Biodiversity
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The owl that loved football
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Raise your hand for Teacher Appreciation Day
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An oceanic valentine
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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A little bit of Wonderland in New York City
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What happened to these clouds?
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Mount Fuji Day
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Happy Pi Day!
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The Wall for Peace
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Male hooded merganser, Oregon
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Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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National Napping Day
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Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
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Wind Cave National Park celebrates 120 years
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska
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Maldives
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Dallas Latino Cultural Center for Hispanic Heritage
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By the light of the fireflies
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Happy Father s Day
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Baltic Sea, Estonia
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International Sloth Day
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Dance of the egret
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