<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Exxon Valdez oil spill </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Three days after Exxon Valdez ran aground </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Prince William Sound, Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 60 ° 50 ′ 27" N 146 ° 51 ′ 45" W ﻿ / ﻿ 60.8408 ° N 146.8625 ° W ﻿ / 60.8408; - 146.8625 Coordinates: 60 ° 50 ′ 27" N 146 ° 51 ′ 45" W ﻿ / ﻿ 60.8408 ° N 146.8625 ° W ﻿ / 60.8408; - 146.8625 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> March 24, 1989; 29 years ago (1989 - 03 - 24) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Cause </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cause </Th> <Td> Grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator </Th> <Td> Exxon Shipping Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Spill characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volume </Th> <Td> 10.8 × 10 ^ US gal (260,000 bbl; 41,000 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 11,000 sq mi (28,000 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shoreline impacted </Th> <Td> 1,300 mi (2,100 km) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Exxon Valdez oil spill </Th> </Tr>

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