Like many other places in New Zealand, this region has a name originating from the other side of the world. It was first discovered by Captain John Grono and he named it Milford Haven after his home town back in the south-west corner of Wales. It was later renamed Milford Sound presumabl...
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Exxon Valdez oil spill, massive oil spill that occurred on March 24, 1989, in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Nearly 11,000,000 gallons of crude oil were dispersed when the Exxon Valdez ran aground, polluting 1,300 miles of Alaskan shoreline and causing th