Valdez, Alaska

Valdez is a city in Alaska. The city is one of the most important ports in Alaska because it lies at the southern end of the Alaska Pipeline, which carries oil from the Prudhoe Bay oil field on the state's Arctic Ocean coast. It is in the of Prince William Sound. It is surrounded by the Chugach Mountains.

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City
Location of Valdez, Alaska
Coordinates: 61°7′51″N 146°20′54″W
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Census Area	Chugach
Incorporated	June 11, 1901
Area
• Total	271.91 sq mi (704.24 km2)
• Land	212.69 sq mi (550.86 km2)
• Water	59.22 sq mi (153.37 km2)
Elevation	98 ft (30 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,985
• Density	18.74/sq mi (7.23/km2)
Time zone	UTC−9 (Alaska (AKST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−8 (AKDT)
ZIP code	99686
FIPS code	02-82200
GNIS feature ID	1412465
Website	www.valdezak.gov

Valdez, Alaska Media

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  1905 photograph of Valdez, Alaska, as published in Ella Higginson's "Alaska, the Great Country" (1910). The original caption read:*Valdez; P. S. Hunt.

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  McKinley Avenue in Valdez, June 1908

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  The Valdez townsite was abandoned and relocated following the 1964 earthquake and was used as a pipe yard for the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, as shown in this 1974 photo.

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  "Hazeletville" Valdez, AK c1900

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  Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - VALDEZ, AK

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  Totem in Valdez honoring the Native American population

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  Aerial view of the oil terminal