Turnagain Arm communities within the Municipality of Anchorage include Indian , Bird , and Girdwood , all along the north shore of the Arm . Portage , at the eastern tip or head of the Arm , is a former settlement destroyed in the 1964 Alaska earthquake . Beluga Point Site , also known as ANC-054 , is an archaeological location on the north shore of the Arm , while Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is situated at the head of the Arm near the site of Portage
1964 Alaska earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake
Turnagain Arm