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 moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Corfe gets creepy
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Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
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World Bamboo Day
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Birds and bees, and why they re so important
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Waiting for the perfect shot
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The birth of Bauhaus
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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Cetacean Saturday
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Seonam Temple, South Korea
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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Where is this gorgeous peak?
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The artists come to Venice
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The Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
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Happy Welsh New Year!
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Reflections of the night sky
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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The town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
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National Park Week begins
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Birds of a feather
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan
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