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Named after a Russian navigator who visited in the 1780s, this group of four volcanic islands (five if you count Sea Lion Rock) in the Bering Sea is 320 km north of Unalaska Island in the Aleutians and the same distance south of Cape Newenham on the mainland. The Pribilof Islands have a collective land mass of just 195 sq km and are covered by tundra and meadowland. Photo by: artchase
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The Svalbard Archipelago lies north than Alaska and is northernmost part of the kingdom of Norway, lying about half way to North Pole. There are three large islands in the Svalbard Archipelago – Spitzbergen, Nordaustlandet and Edgeoya and the Gulf Stream current sink close to them. The islands are rugged and desolate, with around 60 per cent of the land covered with glaciation. Photo by: Paul Zizka
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You need lots of fingers to count the island in the rocky Alexander Archipelago, which stretches for 485 km, hugging the southeastern coast of Alaska – there are about 1,100 of them. Deep fjords and channels separate mainland and islands, which have inhospitable, irregular coasts. The whole area is densely forested with fir woods and temperate rain forest. Most part of the archipelago is protected from development and teems with wildlife. The main economic activities are tourism, fishing and logging. The largest islands are Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, Dall, Revillagigedo, Prince of Wales and Wrangell. Photo by: brookb_phx
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We are introducing you with natural most exotic animals – the sea slugs. With over 3000 known species, it is a wonder more people have not heard of them. Nudibranchs as all other gastropods, they are slow moving bottom dwellers. They have soft bodies and most of them lack an external protective shell. With fantastic coloration, they deserve to be called gems of the sea and should inspire jewelry designers.

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The Alaska Southeastern Coast is emerged as the Inside Passage, and has long been a popular cruise route. Left, a Celebrity Cruise ship makes a stop in Juneau.
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Loreto Bay is a resort community with total of 6, 000 residences in desert of Baja California. The resort has 240 pretty colorful houses with cupolas; some of them are painted bright blue or yellow, others are pink, beige or green.
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The California Snow Season’s most exciting event, SNOWFEST! A ten-day celebration at the beginning of March is jam-packed with exciting events and activities, all centered around one of the world’s most spectacular mountain resort areas.
Enjoy a weekend of family-fun festivities – chili contests, ice carving contest, Alaskan Malamute dog-pulling contests, bed races on ice, barrel racing, a parade, pancake breakfast, children activities, and that’s just during the day! And the Ten Eyck Plaza is a must for those with little children, with mini golf tracks, fire jugglers and covered barns.
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