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  2. Prince William Sound - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Exxon Valdez oil spill - Wikipedia

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    The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that occurred in Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. The spill occurred when Exxon Valdez, an oil supertanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company, bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef, 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Tatitlek, Alaska at 12:04 a.m.

  4. Tatitlek, Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Tatitlek is located in the Prince William Sound of Alaska and is most famously known as the nearest village to the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill that decimated the area fishing resources. Demographics [ edit ]

  5. Exxon Valdez - Wikipedia

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    Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound, spilling her cargo of crude oil into the sea. On 24 March 1989, while owned by the former Exxon Shipping Company, captained by Joseph Hazelwood and First Mate James Kunkel, [3] and bound for Long Beach, California, the vessel ran aground on the Bligh Reef, resulting in the second largest oil ...

  6. Port Valdez - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council

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    The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council is an independent non-profit organization based in Anchorage and Valdez, Alaska, whose mission is to promote the environmentally-safe operation of the Alyeska Pipeline's Valdez Marine Terminal and associated oil tankers, and to inform the public of those activities.

  8. Columbia Glacier (Alaska) - Wikipedia

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    Descending from the Chugach Mountains to Prince William Sound, Alaska Coordinates 61°13′11″N 146°53′43″W  /  61.21972°N 146.89528°W  / 61.21972; -146

  9. Passage Canal - Wikipedia

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    It is called the gateway to Prince William Sound as many water taxis, kayak tours, anglers, and recreational boaters use the bay to access nearby state marine parks and federal cabins. The town of Whittier was founded along the banks of Passage Canal to serve as a secret deep water port for the United States military during World War II. [2]