Cold Bay, Alaska

• August Climate Numbers
  

  I've compiled a list of the average high and precipitation for the month of August for Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Bethel, Cold Bay, Kodiak, Valdez, King Salmon, McGrath, and St.

• Detection dedication: Breast cancer center honors founders and volunteers
  

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• Interior official visits King Cove
  

  An Aug. 7 visit to King Cove gave the assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Tom Strickland, a first-hand look at the access problems faced by the community of King Cove.

• Road corridor through Izembek authorized by state
  

  Legislation authorizing a land exchange with the federal government for a road corridor through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, providing road access between King Cove and Cold Bay, was signed into law today by Gov.

• O2h no! Is our oxygen running out?
  

  I HAVE been feeling a little short of breath on mountain paths lately, and it took me ages to light the barbecue last week.

City Description

Cold Bay (Udaamagax in Aleut) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 88 at the 2000 census. Cold Bay is one of the main commercial centers of the Alaska Peninsula, and is home to Cold Bay Airport. There is evidence of prehistoric occupation by Aleuts and later Russian encampments. Cold Bay's American history began with the Japanese invasion of the Aleutians in World War II. General Simon Bolivar Buckner ordered the creation of Fort Randall, an airbase on the shores of Cold Bay, in 1942 as a part of a general expansion of American assets in the Aleutians. It (along with Otter Point) served as a base for the 11th Air Force to provide protection to the only deep water port in the Aleutians at the time, Dutch Harbor. This protection was proved necessary when during Yamamoto's Midway Campaign a diversionary attack was launched against Dutch Harbor. The initial attack was repulsed by the surprise presence of P-40s stationed here. A second larger attack with its own fighter escort the next day succeeded in causing minor damage. Later, with the victory in the Pacific, the forces grew to 20,000 troops. The quonset huts used to house this massive

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Alaska
• Aleutians East Borough

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 183.630157023 km squared

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