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King Cove (Aleut: Agdaaĝux̂) [4] is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census , its population was 938, up from 792 in 2000, but at the 2020 census this had reduced to 757.
King Cove, Alaska is located on the south side of the Alaskan Peninsula in between Deer Passage and Deer Island along the Aleutians East Borough.The city was said to have been first founded in 1911 when the first salmon canneries opened, [3] and was officially incorporated as a city in 1947. [4]
King Cove Airport has one runway (7/25) with a gravel surface measuring 3,500 x 75 ft. (1,067 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,030 aircraft operations: 71% air taxi and 29% general aviation .
Eastern Aleutian Tribes includes the Agdaagux Tribal Council (King Cove), Akutan Traditional Council (Akutan), Nelson Lagoon Tribal Council (Nelson Lagoon), Unga Tribal Council (Unga in Sand Point), Qagan Tayagungin Tribal Council (Sand Point), False Pass Tribal Council (False Pass) and the Pauloff Harbor Tribal Council (Sanak in Sand Point).
Attempts have been made to build a road through the refuge connecting the towns of King Cove to Cold Bay. One such attempt proposed a land transfer of 43,000 acres (170 km 2 ) of land owned by the state of Alaska and the King Cove Corporation in exchange for construction of a single-lane 17-mile (27 km) road which would pass through Izembek NWR.
USA, near King Cove, Alaska — The six-year-old, his mother, and sister were walking down a road when they were approached by a grizzly that had just been feeding at the town dump. The family fled, but the boy was chased down by the bear and killed. The bear devoured most of the victim before villagers could kill the animal. [180]
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At King Cove, the tsunami had a wave height of 2.1 ft (64.0 cm) and was 2.5 ft (76.2 cm) at Chignik Bay. [40] [41] In the state of Hawaii, alert level Advisory was issued at 5:55 pm. [42] Wave heights ranging between 0.1 and 1.2 ft (2–38 cm) were detected along the islands. [43] Tsunami warning was later cancelled at 05:05:15 (UTC). [44]