<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Exxon Valdez oil spill </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Three days after Exxon Valdez ran aground </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Prince William Sound , Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 60 ° 50 ′ 27 '' N 146 ° 51 ′ 45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 60.8408 ° N 146.8625 ° W ﻿ / 60.8408 ; - 146.8625 Coordinates : 60 ° 50 ′ 27 '' N 146 ° 51 ′ 45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 60.8408 ° N 146.8625 ° W ﻿ / 60.8408 ; - 146.8625 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> March 24 , 1989 ; 29 years ago ( 1989 - 03 - 24 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Cause </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cause </Th> <Td> Grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> Exxon Shipping Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Spill characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volume </Th> <Td> 10.8 × 10 ^ US gal ( 260,000 bbl ; 41,000 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 11,000 sq mi ( 28,000 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shoreline impacted </Th> <Td> 1,300 mi ( 2,100 km ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Exxon Valdez oil spill </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Three days after Exxon Valdez ran aground </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Prince William Sound , Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 60 ° 50 ′ 27 '' N 146 ° 51 ′ 45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 60.8408 ° N 146.8625 ° W ﻿ / 60.8408 ; - 146.8625 Coordinates : 60 ° 50 ′ 27 '' N 146 ° 51 ′ 45 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 60.8408 ° N 146.8625 ° W ﻿ / 60.8408 ; - 146.8625 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> March 24 , 1989 ; 29 years ago ( 1989 - 03 - 24 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Cause </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cause </Th> <Td> Grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> Exxon Shipping Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Spill characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volume </Th> <Td> 10.8 × 10 ^ US gal ( 260,000 bbl ; 41,000 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 11,000 sq mi ( 28,000 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shoreline impacted </Th> <Td> 1,300 mi ( 2,100 km ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where did the exxon valdez oil spill happen
where did the exxon valdez oil spill happen
Prince William Sound , Alaska
Prince William Sound , Alaska