Question

The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in _____.

• A. Prince William Sound Alaska
• B. Santa Catalina Island
• C. Hawaii
• D. San Juan Island

Answer 1

The correct option is A Prince William Sound Alaska

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1989.

Prince William Sound is a sea/ocean channel on the south coast of the Gulf of Alaska which is a northwest state of the USA. This oil spill is named as such because Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker of American Exxon Shipping company which struck the reef on Prince William Sound.

Santa Catalina Island is present off the coast of Southern California.

Hawaii island is located in the pacific ocean and San Juan is located northwest of washington.