Alaska Peninsula · AK
Cold Bay
A wartime airbase with a runway built for emergencies.
- Population
- 50 (2020 census)
- Fort Randall
- 1942
- Project Hula
- 1945
Then
- 1942
General Buckner orders Fort Randall built on the bay.
- 1945
Project Hula hands dozens of US ships to the Soviet Union here.
- 1960
The Izembek refuge is established.
Now
Cold Bay's airport is a hub for the peninsula and an emergency landing spot. This place includes Izembek Lagoon.