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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Papa was a flightless bird
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Birds of a feather flocking together
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Shark Awareness Day
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Storks ready for takeoff
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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The scene of a literary crime
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Wild garlic in bloom at Hainich National Park, Germany
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Winter solstice
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A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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Pearl of the Adriatic
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Sitka shines on Alaska Day
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
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Diving into the underwater nirvana
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Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
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A storied trail marks a century
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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Celebrate Mandela Day
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Last day of National Park Week
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A learning garden
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Tom Turkey takes Manhattan
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Anniversary of Bryce Canyon National Park
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