ABSTRACT
Cold Bay is located on the southwestern end of the Alaskan Peninsula on an inlet known as Cold Bay which nearly bifurcates the peninsula. The bay opens to the south and the Pacific Ocean. Cold Bay’s topography is predominantly tundra with few trees and many lakes, lagoons, and swamps. Cold Bay’s climate is influenced by weather systems from both the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Though Cold Bay is in a sub-arctic region, it is surrounded by abundant food resources, both marine and terrestrial. Particularly important are the marine resources, notably the several varieties of salmon which spawn in the region each summer and fall. The Cold Bay region is especially rich in fish and crab. The area surrounding Cold Bay is also rich in terrestrial fauna. The mineral potential of the immediate vicinity of Cold Bay is not known to be great.
