SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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the gulf of Mexico
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of the coast of Alaska
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off the coast of Maine
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Dallas, Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -On March 24, 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil. The ecologically sensitive location, season of the year, and large scale of this spill resulted in one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history.
Detailed explanation-2: -250, 000 barrels of crude (or 10.8 million gallons) were released into the Gulf of Alaska after the oil tanker Exxon Valdez crashed into a rocky reef. This impacted 1, 300 miles of coastline as well as the waters of Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska.
Detailed explanation-3: -Federal scientists estimate that between 16, 000 and 21, 000 US gallons (61 to 79 m3) of oil remains on beaches in Prince William Sound and up to 450 miles (725 km) away.
Detailed explanation-4: -Exxon Valdez oil spill, massive oil spill that occurred on March 24, 1989, in Prince William Sound, an inlet in the Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, U.S. The incident happened after an Exxon Corporation tanker, the Exxon Valdez, ran aground on Bligh Reef during a voyage from Valdez, Alaska, to California.