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 * [[image:Valdez_oil_spill_map.jpg width="820" height="494" align="right"]]On March 26, a storm, which generated winds of over 70 mph Prince William Sound in, weathered much of the oil, changing it into mousse and tarballs, and distributed it over a large area. By March 30, the oil extended 90 miles from the spill site. Ultimately, from Bligh Reef, the spill stretched 470 miles southwest to the village of Chignik on the Alaska Peninsula. Approximately 1,300 miles of shoreline were oiled.