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| has gloss | eng: Bligh Reef, sometimes known as Bligh Island Reef, is a reef off the coast of Bligh Island in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This was the location of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. After the incident, US Code 33 § 2733 mandated the operation of an automated navigation light to prevent future collisions with the reef. Bligh Reef is also where Alaska Steamship Company's Olympia ran aground in 1910. Despite these efforts the tug Pathfinder ran aground on Bligh Reef on Dec 24, 2009, rupturing its tanks and spilling diesel fuel. |
| lexicalization | eng: Bligh Reef |
| instance of | (noun) a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water reef |
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| has gloss | fra: Bligh Reef est un récif dans le fond de la baie du Prince-William (Prince William Sound) dans le sud de l'Alaska. Il est situé non loin de la sortie du bras de mer de Valdez menant au port éponyme, au large de Bligh Island. |
| lexicalization | fra: Bligh Reef |
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| geo loc | geographic location 60.8405556 -146.88 |
| media:img | Bligh Reef NOAA 16708.png |
| media:img | Map Prince-William-Sound AK.jpg |
| media:img | Valdez BlighReef.jpeg |
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