Prudhoe Bay

Prud·hoe Bay

P0626200 (pro͞od′hō, prŭd′-) An inlet of the Arctic Ocean on the northern coast of Alaska east of the Colville River delta. Extensive oil reserves were discovered here in 1968.

Prud′hoe Bay′

(ˈpru doʊ)
n. an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: oil and gas fields.

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Prudhoe Bay - a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968AK, Alaska, Last Frontier - a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States"

Prudhoe Bay

Prudhoe Bay,

inlet of the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean, N Alaska, in the Alaska North Slope region, east of the Colville River delta. In 1968 one of the largest oil reserves in North America was discovered in Prudhoe Bay. The ensuing trans-Alaskan oil pipeline built there connects Prudhoe Bay to ValdezValdez
, city (1990 pop. 4,068), Valdez-Chitina-Whittier census div., S Alaska, at the head of Valdez Arm inside Prince William Sound; inc. 1901. It has tourist and fishing industries, as well as salmon spawning grounds.
..... Click the link for more information. , Alaska. Despite the harsh climate, drilling activity and the oil industry have led to increasing development and settlement of the Prudhoe Bay area.

Prudhoe Bay

Related to Prudhoe Bay: Dalton Highway

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noun a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968

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