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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Cape Town at dusk
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
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What s cuter than nuzzling rhinos?
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A fortress in the sky
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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World Water Day
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Pining for spring
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Puma in Patagonia
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Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands
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Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
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Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
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World Rivers Day
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It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
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International Womens Day
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A ‘city’ within Valencia
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Corfu at night, Greece
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Yarn for Distaff Day
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The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
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National Garden Week begins today
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Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
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An ultralight aircraft flying over the sands of Namibia
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National Moon Day
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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Reflections on the mighty Amazon
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