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| Keywords: Prince William Sound, Alaska LCCN2010630945.tif 1 photograph digital TIFF file color Notes Credit line Carol M Highsmith's America Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Gift and purchase; Carol M Highsmith; 2009; DLC/PP-2010 031 ; Prince William Sound is a sound of the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U S state of Alaska It is located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula The coastline is convoluted with many islands and fjords several of which contain tidewater glaciers James Cook entered Prince William Sound in 1778 and named it Sandwich Sound after his patron the Earl of Sandwich The editors of Cook's maps changed the name to Prince William Sound in honor of Prince William who would later become King William IV ; Forms part of Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Title date and subjects provided by the photographer 2008 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2010630945 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/04900/04966a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 04966 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 04966 220px PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||