Trans-Alaska Pipeline

geographical name

pipeline that came into use in 1977 to carry oil 853 miles (1372 kilometers) across Alaska from fields in the area of Prudhoe Bay in the north to the port of Valdez in the south

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“Trans-Alaska Pipeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Trans-Alaska%20Pipeline. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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