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Cordova Cordova, Alaska.

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Alaska, United States
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Cordova, city, southern Alaska, U.S. Situated at the base of Eyak Mountain on Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska, it lies about 150 miles (240 km) southeast of Anchorage. Named for its harbour (originally Puerto Cordova [now Orca Inlet], explored by the Spaniards in 1792), it was founded in 1908 as a port for the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, which served the Kennecott Copper Company mines (ceased operations 1938); the mines are...

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