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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D-Day remembered
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International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
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Splendid leaf frog
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Art Basel Miami Beach
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Yosemite National Park, California
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Whatever floats your boat
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Snow on the temple
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Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
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Visiting a Maratha fortress
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A learning garden
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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Anniversary of Pinnacles National Park, California
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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A throng of ice and spires
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
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Even nature needs a backup plan…
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Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
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Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
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Mexican giant cardon cactus
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How do ladybugs winter?
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Black History Month
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
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Behold the blood moon
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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