Cold Bay is located in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge at the western end of the Alaska Peninsula. It lies 634 miles southwest of Anchorage, and 180 miles northeast of Unalaska.  Cold Bay is located in the Aleutian Islands Recording District.  The area encompasses 54.4 sq. miles of land and 16.6 sq. miles of water.  The city has a maritime climate, with temperatures ranging from 25 to 60. The average rainfall is 36 inches, including annual snowfall of 55 inches. Wind speeds of 30 MPH are common for Cold Bay.  Cold Bay has been called the Canada goose hunting capital of the world.  Up to 70,000 Canada geese migrate through Cold Bay in the fall.  Cold Bay is home to a population of 87, according to Alaska state demographics. 

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