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Shishaldin (left) and Isanotski volcanoes on Unimak Island, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, in the Pacific Ocean. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Second Mate Michael Theberge.
Often compared to Mount Fuji in Japan, the Shishaldin volcano located on central Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands rises 2,857 m (9,373 ft) above sea level. The volcano has had several historical eruptions, and a summit crater emits a nearly continuous plume of steam. Image courtesy of the USGS.
Two orcas (killer whales) breaching near Unimak Island, eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs / Robert Pitman.
Walrus coming to the surface for air in the Chukchi Sea area of Alaska. Photo courtesy of NOAA/Andrew Trites.
A Steller sea lion bull on an island off the coast of Alaska. Image courtesy of NOAA / Patricia Raymond.
The two islets off Lanakai Beach on the island of Oahu in Hawaii -- Moku Nui (left) and Moku Iki -- serve as seabird sanctuaries in the Pacific Ocean.
Aerial view of Shark's Cove at Pupukea Beach Park on Oahu's North Shore in Hawaii. The Cove is a large set of tidal pools protected by a natural breakwater.
The guano-covered Gardner Pinnacles (also called Pūhāhonu in Hawaiian) are two rock outcrops surrounded by a reef and located in the Hawaiian Islands about 950 km (590 mi) northwest of Honolulu. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Andy Collins.
Necker Island (also called Mokumanamana, or "Branched Island" in Hawaiian) is a small island in the Hawaiian Islands that is part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Andy Collins.
Ancient upright stones (or "heiau" in Hawaiian) on Necker Island (Mokumanamana) in the Hawaiian Islands are part of an archaeological site. Photo courtesy of NOAA / Andy Collins.
A pair of common dolphins bow-riding (swimming in the waves generated from the bow of a moving ship). Image courtesy of NOAA.
A humpback whale breaching. Humpback whales have one of the longest migrations of any mammal on the planet, often swimming 8,046 km (5,000 miles) from tropical breeding grounds to colder feeding grounds. Image courtesy of NOAA.
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