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 wonderland in winter
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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National Take a Hike Day
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A festival of lights in India
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Tide pools in La Jolla, California
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World Elephant Day
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Plum blossoms in China
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Groundhog Day
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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A plot was afoot
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
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Lei Day
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National Lighthouse Day
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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World Meteorological Day
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Boating on the Bojo
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Museum Night in Berlin
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A monster view in Scotland
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Wicker fields in Cañamares, Spain
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Beautiful baobabs
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Hey neighbor, it s World Space Week!
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The Easter Bunny’s story
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Square Tower House in Mesa Verde National Park
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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