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1578:Isle au Haut
1510:Mount Desert
1420:Sebascodegan
1170:South Dakota
1160:Rhode Island
1155:Pennsylvania
1135:North Dakota
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875:Mayall Mills
860:Fort O'Brien
855:Fort McClary
835:Fort Halifax
825:Fort Baldwin
820:Eagle Island
747:Roque Bluffs
722:Popham Beach
632:Cobscook Bay
627:Camden Hills
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1836:Saint Croix
1709:Piscataquis
1646:Damariscove
1598:North Haven
1495:Little Deer
1232:Puerto Rico
1085:Mississippi
1000:Connecticut
805:Bible Point
757:Sebago Lake
732:Range Ponds
727:Quoddy Head
712:Peaks-Kenny
687:Moose Point
647:Ferry Beach
617:Birch Point
589:State Parks
454:Seal Island
444:Pond Island
439:Petit Manan
242:During the
147:Established
126: /
102:Coordinates
1906:Categories
1879:Smuttynose
1831:North Rock
1816:Great Wass
1798:Washington
1613:Vinalhaven
1485:Great Duck
1390:Littlejohn
1292:Cumberland
1200:Washington
1120:New Mexico
1115:New Jersey
990:California
772:Two Lights
692:Mount Blue
652:Fort Point
566:York River
265:References
259:Vinalhaven
205:razorbills
114:68°44′24″W
111:43°53′17″N
1874:Appledore
1778:Islesboro
1732:Sagadahoc
1691:Penobscot
1618:Whitehead
1588:Matinicus
1558:Criehaven
1525:Spectacle
1475:Deer Isle
1400:Mackworth
1210:Wisconsin
1175:Tennessee
1080:Minnesota
1055:Louisiana
845:Fort Knox
840:Fort Kent
767:Swan Lake
607:Aroostook
434:Moosehorn
409:Aroostook
1864:Seavey's
1854:Badger's
1740:Arrowsic
1676:Westport
1671:Squirrel
1666:Monhegan
1608:Two Bush
1573:Franklin
1515:Nautilus
1505:Marshall
1195:Virginia
1145:Oklahoma
1125:New York
1100:Nebraska
1090:Missouri
1075:Michigan
1065:Maryland
1050:Kentucky
1030:Illinois
1005:Delaware
995:Colorado
985:Arkansas
677:Lily Bay
244:Cold War
193:seabirds
78:Location
1628:Lincoln
1593:Metinic
1430:Hancock
1335:Dingley
1330:Cushing
1320:Cousins
1310:Bustins
1215:Wyoming
1190:Vermont
1095:Montana
1035:Indiana
1015:Georgia
1010:Florida
980:Arizona
970:Alabama
672:Lamoine
464:Umbagog
362:Federal
165:Website
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1750:Malaga
1745:Harbor
1661:Manana
1583:Lane's
1563:Curtis
1535:Verona
1530:Swan's
1468:Sutton
1415:Ragged
1375:Jewell
1300:Bailey
1150:Oregon
1105:Nevada
1045:Kansas
1020:Hawaii
975:Alaska
898:Durham
612:Baxter
215:, and
213:eiders
1826:Moose
1811:Cross
1783:Sears
1770:Waldo
1722:Sugar
1699:Ayers
1681:Witch
1656:Louds
1636:Burnt
1553:Allen
1480:Eagle
1448:Baker
1410:Peaks
1405:Orr's
1370:House
1340:Eagle
1315:Cliff
1305:Birch
1180:Texas
1060:Maine
1025:Idaho
580:State
543:Wells
354:Maine
229:gulls
181:Maine
1859:Boon
1846:York
1760:Swan
1755:Pond
1717:Gero
1603:Seal
1545:Knox
1500:Long
1453:Bear
1395:Long
1365:Hope
1345:Frye
1227:Guam
1185:Utah
1140:Ohio
1040:Iowa
742:Reid
235:and
150:1972
139:Area
1651:Hog
1438:Bar
1360:Hog
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