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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International Bat Appreciation Day
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Is that a smile?
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Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
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It s leap day!
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First day of summer
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Paradise, found
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A gentle wind fills this sail
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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A seabird gets schooled
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It s fair season
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National Park Service Founders Day
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International Womens Day
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Singing praises of the oceans
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Glacier cave in Iceland
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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Native American Heritage Month
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A day to celebrate teachers
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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International Haiku Poetry Day
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International Literacy Day
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Pumpkin patch
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World Turtle Day
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Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
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The cycle begins anew
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Spring equinox
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Salmon migration in full swing
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