Alaska Gazetteer
Port Valdez is a physical feature (bay) in Chugach Borough. The primary coordinates for Port Valdez places it within the AK 99686 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Port Valdez |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | trends NE of Valdez Arm Chugach Mts. 13 miles long. |
| History: | Named on June 16, 1790 by Don Salvador Fidalgo for the celebrated Spanish naval officer Antonio Valdes y Basan. Having been adopted by Captain Vancouver, the name came into local use (Wagner, 1937, p. 420). |
| Borough: | Chugach Borough |
| Latitude: | 61.105556488 |
| Longitude: | -146.501937866 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Port Valdez: Port Valdez.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Port Valdez does not include property ownership information.
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Valdez, AK
(5.5 miles ENE) |
Tatitlek, AK
(17.7 miles SSW) |
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Old Valdez, AK
(7.9 miles E) |
Ellamar, AK
(16 miles SSW) |
