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Prince William Sound, on the south coast of Alaska. Prince William Sound (Sugpiaq: Suungaaciq) is a sound off the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula. Its largest port is Valdez, at the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.
The Chugach National Forest is a 6,908,540-acre (27,958 km 2) [2] United States National Forest in south central Alaska.Covering portions of Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula and the Copper River Delta, it was formed in 1907 from part of a larger forest reserve.
A chart of Prince William Sound from 1798 showing Orca Bay with its original name Puerto Córdova. Orca Bay is a bay in Prince William Sound , Alaska, United States. Orca Bay is on the north west and west sides of Hawkins Island , extending westward to Johnstone Point of Hinchenbrook Island.
Port Valdez is a fjord of Prince William Sound in Alaska, United States. [1] Its main settlement is Valdez, located near the head of the bay. It marks the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. The bay is oriented east-west and its western end is connected to the larger Valdez Arm via the Valdez Narrows. [2]
Hinchinbrook Island (Russian: Хинчинбрук) is an island in the Gulf of Alaska lying at the entrance to Prince William Sound in the state of Alaska, United States. The island has a land area of 171.98 sq mi (445.438 km²), making it the 37th largest island in the United States .
Montague Island (Sugpiaq: Suklluurniilnguq) lies in the Gulf of Alaska at the entrance to Prince William Sound, Alaska. The island has a land area of 790.88 km 2 (305.36 sq mi), making it the 25th largest island in the United States .
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Esther Island is an island in the northwestern part of Prince William Sound on the south-central coast of the state of Alaska in the United States. It has a land area of 127.336 km 2 (49.165 sq mi) and a resident population of 31 persons as of the 2000 census .