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What is the name of the Alaskan sound that was devastated by the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
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What sound is located on Alaska's southern coast and is associated with the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
Prince William Sound where Bligh reef tangled with the Exxon Valdez.
Where did the Exxon Valdez spill its oil?
It spilled around Prince William Sound
Where did Exxon Valdez happen?
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.
What was the environmental disaster the captain of the ship Valdez caused?
He caused the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Who was the captain that spilled oil in Prince William Sound?
Captain Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez.
What pollutant did the ship Exxon Valdez spill into the waters of Prince Edward sound?
Crude oil.
How did the accident in Prince William Sound happen?
The Exxon Valdez was outside of the shipping channel when it grounded.
What 3 locations did the Exxon Valdez oil spill affect?
The Exxon Valdez spill affected far more than three locations; the oil slick eventually covered 11000 square miles of ocean, much of Prince William Sound.
When was the exxon valdez oil spill?
The Exxon Valdez oil spill was on midnight on March 24, 1989. It was considered as the second worst oil spill in US history.
Was the Exxon Valdez oil spill caused by the 1964 Alaska earthquake?
The Exxon Valdez is a tanker that ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1989. The accident caused the spill of hundreds of thousands of barrel of crude oil. The accident is in no way related to the 1964 earthquake.
What oil company was responsible for Valdez oil spill?
The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, when the Exxon Valdez, an oil tanker bound for Long Beach, California, struck Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled 260,000 to 750,000 barrels of crude oil. It is considered to be one of the most devastating human-caused environmental disasters.
In what state was there an 11-million gallon oil spill in 1989?
Alaska, when the Exxon Valdez went aground on March 24, 1989 in Prince William's Sound.
