Everything about Prince William Sound totally explained
Prince William Sound is a
sound of 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. Other settlements on the sound, which contains numerous small islands, include
Cordova and
Whittier.
Most of the land surrounding Prince William Sound is part of the
Chugach National Forest, the second largest national forest in the U.S. Prince William Sound is ringed by the steep and glaciated
Chugach Mountains. The coastline is convoluted, with many islands and fjords, several of which contain
tidewater glaciers.
James Cook entered Prince William Sound in 1778 and named it Sandwich Sound, after his patron the
Earl of Sandwich. The editors of Cook's maps changed the name to Prince William Sound, in honor of Prince William, who would later become
King William IV.
A
1964 tsunami, a result of the
Good Friday Earthquake, killed a number of
Chugach villagers in the coastal village of
Chenega, as well as destroying the town of
Valdez.
In
1989, the
oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on
Bligh Reef after leaving Valdez, resulting in the
Exxon Valdez oil spill. The spill resulted in massive damage to the
environment, including killing around 250,000 seabirds, nearly 3,000 sea otters, 300 harbour seals, 250 bald eagles and up to 22 killer whales.
Gallery
image:PrinceWilliamSound Alaska BA.jpg|Cove in southwestern Prince William Sound
Image:Chugach1.jpg|Overlooking Prince William Sound
Image:Chugach2.jpg|Alpine trees on Prince William Sound
Image:Shoup Glacier.jpg|Prince William Sound, looking toward Shoup Glacier
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