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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A bison preserve
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World Turtle Day
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National Frog Month
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Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
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Frankenstein Friday
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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Two rocks and a heart spot
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National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Flag Day
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A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
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Going head-to-head with winter
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Jöriseen lakes in the Silvretta Alps, Switzerland
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Berlin Festival of Lights
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A crush in Lavaux
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Punakaiki on South Island, New Zealand
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Pups of the prairie
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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Giving Tuesday
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Wandering Watkins Glen
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Harvest season begins
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Across the great plains of Africa
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Nazaré Lighthouse
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Autumn equinox
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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Chocolate Hills
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Love blossoms
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Celebrating World Wildlife Day
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