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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The Tour de France begins
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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European river otter, Netherlands
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Big sky at Big Bend
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International Cheetah Day
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Redwood National and State Parks, California
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Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California
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World Population Day
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World Bamboo Day
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Salt of the earth
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World Water Day
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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Do spirits haunt the Gardens of Versailles?
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Canada s $20 view
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Mona Vale Rockpool, Sydney, Australia
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Hues of Hokkaido
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World Space Week
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Extraterrestrial Culture Day
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An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
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Arrr, it be Talk Like a Pirate Day
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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It s Republic Day in India
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Pollinator Week
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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Fall comes to Pando
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