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King Cove

King Cove

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Aleutians East
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 75 ft (22.86 m)
About

population 290, between King Cove and King Cove Lagoon, 18 mi. SE of village of Cold Bay, on SW coast of Alaska Peninsula; Aleutian Range

History of King Cove

named for its founder, this fishing village has a salmon cannery and a school (Colby, 1939, p. 331); a post office was established in 1914 (Ricks, 1965, p. 34).