Prince William Sound

Prince William Sound is a Sound of the Gulf Of Alaska on the south coast of Alaska in the United States . It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula . The port of Valdez , at the southern terminus of the Alaska Pipeline , is the major port, located at the northern end of the sound. The sound has numerous small islands within it.

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In 1964 , a Tsunami killed a number of Chugach Village rs living on the shores of the Sound in Chenega , as well as destroying the town of Valdez . The tsunami was a result of the Good Friday Earthquake .

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 .

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	sounds of alaska

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