PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA

A plethora of wildlife lives within this rich ecosystem

Prince William Sound is a spectacular fjord, that was first surveyed in 1790 by British Explorer, Captain George Vancouver. Columbia Bay –The bay John Muir discovered in a canoe in 1879 –didn't exist a century earlier. 

This area offers you a chance to see Dall sheep, mountain goats, sea lions, sea otters, whales, seals and bald eagles, as well as the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline Terminal in Valdez. The sound is also home to more than 100,000 glaciers, including breathtaking Columbia Glacier, near Valdez, which is more than 40 miles long and more than 200 feet high at the face.

Montague and Hinchinbrook are its largest islands. The area is a fishing, mining, and oil shipment center. In March 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground here, spilling more than 42 million litres/11 million gallons of crude oil in one of the world’s greatest oil-pollution disasters. Commercial fishing, birds, sea mammals, and hundreds of miles of shoreline were devastated. Their numbers have since been restored and Prince William Sound is now home to over 70 year round humpbacks.

Enjoy a privately chartered 6-8 hour wildlife cruise across Prince William Sound with John Hall's Alaska. While here, visit the icebergs of Columbia Bay, visit Columbia Glacier and view marine wildlife!