Bligh Island Reef
Bligh Reef, sometimes known as Bligh Island Reef, is a reef off the coast of Bligh Island in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This was the location of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.- Type: Reef
- Description: Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska
- Also known as: “Bligh Reef”
Bligh Island Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
60.84415° or 60° 50′ 39″ north
Longitude
-146.8778° or 146° 52′ 40″ west
Open location code
93GMR4VC+MV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reef
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bligh Island Reef” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bligh Reef”
- Dutch: “Bligh Reef”
- Finnish: “Bligh Reef”
- French: “Bligh Reef”
- Italian: “Bligh Reef”
- Turkish: “Bligh Resifi”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tatitlek and Ellamar.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Reef Island and Busby Island.
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