Prince William Sound

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glacial fjord system inlet sound

Prince William Sound is a glacier-carved inlet on the south coast of Alaska known for its rugged coastline, rich marine life, and historic Indigenous communities.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Prince William Sound region 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial fjord system ⓘ
inlet ⓘ
sound ⓘ
affectedBy Exxon Valdez oil spill ⓘ
averageAnnualPrecipitation high ⓘ
climate subarctic maritime climate ⓘ
connectedBy Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateOfEvent_ExxonValdezOilSpill 1989-03-24 ⓘ
economicActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Chugach Mountains ⓘ
hasFeature fjords ⓘ
islands ⓘ
protected bays ⓘ
tidewater glaciers ⓘ
hasIndigenousCommunity Chenega ⓘ
Tatitlek ⓘ
hasIndigenousPeople Alutiiq ⓘ
surface form: Chugach Alutiiq

Sugpiaq ⓘ
hasPort Port of Valdez ⓘ
hasWildlife Pacific salmon ⓘ
Steller sea lion ⓘ
bald eagle ⓘ
halibut ⓘ
harbor seal ⓘ
humpback whale ⓘ
orca ⓘ
sea otter ⓘ
historicalEvent Exxon Valdez oil spill ⓘ
knownFor Indigenous history ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
oil spill of 1989 ⓘ
rich marine life ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ
sea kayaking ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
Southcentral Alaska ⓘ
surface form: south-central Alaska
locatedOnCoastOf Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
nearestCommunity Cordova ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Anchorage ⓘ
nearestPortCity Valdez ⓘ
Whittier ⓘ
partlyWithin Chugach National Forest ⓘ
Chugach National Forest ⓘ
surface form: Chugach National Forest Wilderness Study Area
partOf Pacific Ocean ⓘ
role southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chugach Mountains → borderedBy → Prince William Sound ⓘ
Southcentral Alaska → contains → Prince William Sound ⓘ
Chugach Mountains → drainageTo → Prince William Sound ⓘ
Southcentral Alaska → hasCoastlineOn → Prince William Sound ⓘ
Sugpiaq → indigenousTo → Prince William Sound ⓘ
Alutiiq → region → Prince William Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince William Sound region
M/V Aurora → serviceArea → Prince William Sound ⓘ
this entity surface form: Prince William Sound region
M/V Chenega → serviceArea → Prince William Sound ⓘ
M/V LeConte → serviceArea → Prince William Sound ⓘ
Alutiiq → spokenIn → Prince William Sound ⓘ
Sugpiaq people → traditionalRegion → Prince William Sound ⓘ