That is a fact. Valdez was the closest ice free port that could provide year around export of crude oil.
Valdez is a city in Alaska.
On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez, en route from Valdez, Alaska to Los Angeles, California, ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
The Port of Valdez is a port in the city of Valdez, in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.
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The Alaska Pipeline starts in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and ends in Valdez, Alaska.
The city of Valdez in Alaska stores oil from the Alaska Pipeline while it waits to be shipped to the lower 48 states or to other destinations.
The pipeline stops in Valdez Alaska. The oil then is put and an oil tanker and sent to Washington. Ever heard of the Exon Valdez? Pipeline oil.
The Exxon Valdez.
Valdez Alaska is on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean from Japan.
The address of the Valdez Historical Preservation And Restoration Committee is: Po Box 448, Valdez, AK 99686
It is about 113 miles between Glenallen, Alaska and Valdez, Alaska. From Glenallen you drive south on the Richardson highway. The highway ends in Valdez. Thompson pass, just north of Valdez, can be very treacherous in winter. Be sure to check the weather conditions before traveling.