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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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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Kluane National Park
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International Whale Shark Day
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World Water Day
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To Roswell, and beyond!
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
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Celebrating the Acadians
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A bite of ancient history
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Fall color sweeps across the West
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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Midsummer in Sweden
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National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Happy Holi!
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Duck, duck. duck, duck, duck...
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Happy Independence Day!
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Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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Under Parisian skies
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Taking the forest to the cloud
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World Olive Tree Day
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Digging the birds