PRUDHOE BAY


Meaning of PRUDHOE BAY in English

Small inlet of the Beaufort Sea , northern Alaska, U.S. It has been the centre of oil-drilling activities since the discovery in 1968 of vast petroleum deposits on Alaska's North Slope.

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline links the area to Valdez on Prince William Sound .

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.