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- ↑ "Aialik Peninsula Topo Map, Kenai Peninsula County AK (Blying Sound D-7 Area)". TopoZone. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
Coordinates: 59°59′31″N149°15′36″W / 59.992°N 149.260°W
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