Valdez, Alaska
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Valdez is located on the north shore of Port Valdez, a deep water fjord in Prince William Sound. It is the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline. The population was 4,498 as of 2009.
The average snowfall in Valdez is 325 inches (27 feet) annually.
A tsunami wave during the 1964 earthquake destroyed the original city waterfront. The city was moved and rebuilt four miles to the west at it present location.
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The average snowfall in Valdez is 325 inches (27 feet) annually.
A tsunami wave during the 1964 earthquake destroyed the original city waterfront. The city was moved and rebuilt four miles to the west at it present location.
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_N...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdez,_Alaska
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Coordinates: 61°7'53"N 146°21'49"W
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