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The islands and coastal regions of the United States range from the island of Martha's Vineyard to the rocky island of Alcatraz.

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Nantucket Island

Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, an island about 25 miles (40 km) off the southeast coast of the mainland.

Padre Island

Padre Island, an island in the Gulf of Mexico off the south coast of Texas. Most of it is occupied by Padre Island National Seashore.

Passamaquoddy Bay

, an inlet of the Bay of Fundy in northeastern North America. It is at the mouth of the St.

San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean in California and one of the world's finest deepwater harbors.

Santa Catalina

Santa Catalina,an island in the Santa Barbara group off the coast of southern California.

Straits Of Florida

Florida, Straits of, a passage lying south and southeast of the Florida Keys. It links the Gulf of Mexico on the west with the Atlantic Ocean on the northeast.

The Aleutian Islands

Aleutian Islands, a chain of about 90 islands making up a district of Alaska. The Aleutians extend generally west-southwestward for about 1,100 miles (1,800 km) from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula.

The Bering Strait

Bering Strait, a narrow, shallow channel that separates Siberia from Alaska and connects the Pacific and Arctic oceans.

The Cape Cod Canal

Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts, a waterway across the Cape Cod peninsula, joining Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay.

Florida Keys, a chain of coral and limestone islands extending approximately 150 miles (240 km) southwest from the southeastern mainland of Florida and separating Florida Bay from the Straits of Florida.

The Golden Gate

Golden Gate, a strait in western California. It connects San Francisco Bay on the east with the Pacific Ocean on the west.

The Gulf of Alaska

Alaska, Gulf of, a broad arm of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Alaska.

The Gulf of California

California, Gulf of, an arm of the Pacific Ocean jutting into northwestern Mexico between the Lower California peninsula and the mainland.

The Kenai Peninsula

Kenai Peninsula, a peninsula in southern Alaska. It juts southwestward into the Pacific Ocean from just below Anchorage and is bordered by Cook Inlet, the Gulf of Alaska, and Prince William Sound.

The Pribilof Islands

Pribilof Islands, a group of four islands in the Bering Sea. They are part of the state of Alaska and lie about 350 miles (560 km) southwest of the mainland, and 250 miles (400 km) north of the Aleutian Islands.

The Santa Barbara Islands

Santa Barbara Islands, a group of eight islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California.

The Sea Islands

Sea Islands, a chain of low, sandy and marshy islands along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeast Florida.

The Strait of Juan de Fuca

Juan de Fuca, Strait of, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It separates Vancouver Island, British Columbia, from the Olympic Peninsula of the state of Washington.