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A3F309 Photo KW 2855 Orca Killer Whales Orcinus orca Photo Copyright Brandon Cole
A3F309 Photo KW 2855 Orca Killer Whales Orcinus orca Photo Copyright Brandon ColeBrandon Cole Marine Photography / Alamy file

Travel photo of the week: Oct. 18, 2007

A pod of orca whales swim around the San Juan Islands in Washington State. More than 750 islands are scattered across 10,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean off the northwest corner of Washington — yet only 170 have names, 40 are inhabited and just four are served by the state's ferry system.

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