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FIGURE 43.1 The Exxon Valdez oil spill. In 1989, the oil tanker ran aground and spilled millions of liters of crude oil onto the shores of Alaska, where the oil killed thousands of animals and harmed many others such as this red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) on Knight’s Island, located about 35 miles from the spill.
(AP Photo)