Bligh Island
Bligh Island is an island located in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This island – or more precisely, the neighboring Bligh Reef – was the location of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Chugach Census Area, Alaska, United States
- Also known as: “Bligh’s Island” and “Blighs Island”
- Historically known as: “Blight Island”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tatitlek.
Tatitlek
Hamlet
Tatitlek is a census-designated place in Chugach Census Area, United States. The population was 88 at the 2010 census, down from 107 in 2000. Tatitlek is in the Chugach School District and has one school, Tatitlek Community School, serving about 15 students from preschool through high school. Tatitlek is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bligh Island.
Bligh Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Chugach, Alaska, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Bligh Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bligh Island”
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